com.vlsolutions.swing.toolbars

Class ToolBarIO


public class ToolBarIO
extends java.lang.Object

A utility class used to save and restore toolbars to/from an XML configuration.

Constructor Summary

ToolBarIO(ToolBarContainer container)
Constructs a new ToolBarIO utility based on the given container

Method Summary

ToolBarIOReadInfo
readXML(InputStream in)
Reads an XML encoded stream as the toolbar configuration.
void
writeXML(OutputStream stream)
Saves the current toolbar configuration into an XML stream.

Constructor Details

ToolBarIO

public ToolBarIO(ToolBarContainer container)
Constructs a new ToolBarIO utility based on the given container

Method Details

readXML

public ToolBarIOReadInfo readXML(InputStream in)
            throws ParserConfigurationException,
                   IOException,
                   SAXException
Reads an XML encoded stream as the toolbar configuration.

When the method returns, the container is totally reconfigured with possibly different toolbars at different positions.

Note : The VLToolBars of the stream must be registered with the registerToolBar method, prior readXML.

Also note that the container must already contain its ToolBarPanels before reading the configuration.

Dismisses all visible toolbars.

The stream is not closed at the end of the operation.

Returns:
a descriptor of the reading operation(useful for example to know the registered toolbars, that weren't loaded (missing) from the input file).

writeXML

public void writeXML(OutputStream stream)
            throws IOException
Saves the current toolbar configuration into an XML stream.

The stream is not closed at the end of the operation.


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