de.fu_berlin.inf.dpp.ui.widgets.chat.parts.IChatDisplay Interface Reference

Inheritance diagram for de.fu_berlin.inf.dpp.ui.widgets.chat.parts.IChatDisplay:

List of all members.

Public Member Functions
void	addChatDisplayListener (IChatDisplayListener listener)
void	removeChatDisplayListener (IChatDisplayListener listener)
void	addMessage (Object entity, String name, String message, Date time, Color color)
void	clear ()
void	updateEntityName (Object entity, String name)
void	updateEntityColor (Object entity, Color color)

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Detailed Description

Interface for adding, removing, and modifying chat content.

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Member Function Documentation

void de.fu_berlin.inf.dpp.ui.widgets.chat.parts.IChatDisplay.addChatDisplayListener

(

IChatDisplayListener

listener

)

Adds the given listeners to this IChatDisplay.

Parameters:

listener

the listener to add

void de.fu_berlin.inf.dpp.ui.widgets.chat.parts.IChatDisplay.addMessage	(	Object	entity,
		String	name,
		String	message,
		Date	time,
		Color	color
	)

Adds a message to the current content of this IChatDisplay.

Parameters:

entity	a reference to originator of the message
name	the name of the entity
message	the message to add
time	the time to display belong the message, e.g the time the message was received
color	a color hint which should be used to apply additional visual appearance to the entity name

Implemented in de.fu_berlin.inf.dpp.ui.widgets.chat.parts.SkypeStyleChatDisplay.

void de.fu_berlin.inf.dpp.ui.widgets.chat.parts.IChatDisplay.clear

(

)

Clears the current content of this IChatDisplay.

Implemented in de.fu_berlin.inf.dpp.ui.widgets.chat.parts.IRCStyleChatDisplay, and de.fu_berlin.inf.dpp.ui.widgets.chat.parts.SkypeStyleChatDisplay.

void de.fu_berlin.inf.dpp.ui.widgets.chat.parts.IChatDisplay.removeChatDisplayListener

(

IChatDisplayListener

listener

)

Removes the given listeners from this IChatDisplay.

Parameters:

listener

the listener to removed

void de.fu_berlin.inf.dpp.ui.widgets.chat.parts.IChatDisplay.updateEntityColor	(	Object	entity,
		Color	color
	)

Updates the entity color for all message entries. Optional operation.

Parameters:

entity	the entity to update
color	the new color for the entity

void de.fu_berlin.inf.dpp.ui.widgets.chat.parts.IChatDisplay.updateEntityName	(	Object	entity,
		String	name
	)

Updates the entity name for all message entries. Optional operation.

Parameters:

entity	the entity to update
name	the new name for the entity