Method Detail

• getPerspectives

  public MultiViewPerspective[] getPerspectives()

  Returns the array of MultiViewPerspectives that the TopComponent is composed of.

  Returns:

  array of defined perspectives.

• getSelectedPerspective

  public MultiViewPerspective getSelectedPerspective()

  Returns the currently selected MultiViewPerspective in the TopComponent. It's element can be either visible or activated.

  Returns:

  selected perspective

• requestActive

  public void requestActive(MultiViewPerspective desc)

  Requests focus for the MultiViewPerspective passed as parameter, if necessary will switch from previously selected MultiViewPerspective

  Parameters:

  desc - the new active selection

• requestVisible

  public void requestVisible(MultiViewPerspective desc)

  Changes the visible MultiViewPerspective to the one passed as parameter.

  Parameters:

  desc - the new selection

• addMultiViewDescription

  public void addMultiViewDescription(MultiViewDescription descr,
                                      int position)

  Adds another multiview element to an existing multiview TopComponent. Such elements are not persisted.

  Parameters:

  descr - The description of the element to be added.

  position - Position of the new element or -1 to append the element to the end.

  Since:

  1.38

• removeMultiViewDescription

  public void removeMultiViewDescription(MultiViewDescription descr)

  Removes multiview element that was added at runtime.

  Parameters:

  descr - The description of the element that was previously passed to addMultiViewDescription method.

  Since:

  1.38

  See Also:

  addMultiViewDescription(org.netbeans.core.spi.multiview.MultiViewDescription, int)