JViews Gantt 8.5 Release Notes

This document describes the main changes that have been made to JViews Gantt since version 8.1.

Incompatibilities
General Changes
Multi-Date Activities
Hiding the Root Row
Limiting the Horizontal Zoom
Hover Highlighting
Tooltips on Activity Symbols
Rendering of Activity Labels
Model Object Properties
Synchronized X Axis between a Schedule and a Gantt Chart
Customization of Resource Data Sets
Improved Tree Widget
Utility Functions for Use in CSS
Utility Methods for Shapes
Use of Generic Types
Improved Applet Integration
Improved Eclipse/RCP Integration
Improved SWT Integration
Other Changes in Gantt Classes
Other Changes in Graphic Framework Classes
Other Changes in DHTML JavaServer Faces Components
Other Changes in Utility Classes
Example Changes

Incompatibilities

• The IlvTimeScrollable interface has a new setMinVisibleDuration API. This change is to support the ability to limit the zoom level of a Gantt or Schedule chart. Similarly, a new subinterface of TimeScrollListener has been introduced, named TimeScrollListener2. This new interface provides a minVisibleDurationChanged method.
• IlvScheduleDataChart no longer implements the IlvTimeScrollable interface. Use the new syncXAxis method to synchronize the time axis with an IlvHierarchyChart.
• In the IlvActivityRenderer interface, the method isRedrawNeeded(ActivityEvent) has been replaced by two methods isRedrawNeeded(IlvActivityGraphic, ActivityEvent) and isRelayoutNeeded(IlvActivityGraphic, ActivityEvent), that take an additional parameter.
• The IlvVerticalExpansionMaster interface has three new methods to support the ability to hide the root row in a Gantt or Schedule chart. Similarly, a new subinterface of VerticalExpansionListener has been introduced, named VerticalExpansionListener2. This new interface provides a rootRowVisibilityChanged method.
• IlvTimeScale.PaintContext has been changed to a static class and its font attribute has been deprecated.
• In order to allow easier creation of custom tree column renderers, the IlvJTreeStringRenderPolicy.PropertyRenderer inner class has been changed from protected to static public access. In addition, it now subclasses the new IlvDefaultJTreeCellRenderer base class.
• The IlvZoomToFitAction default behavior has been changed to compute the time interval that best fits the bounding boxes of all the graphics displayed in the Gantt sheet. This implies that the default value returned by getIntervalPolicy() is now null.

General Changes

• Many of the JViews Gantt APIs that deal with collections and iterators have been retrofitted to make use of generics.
• The main changes in JViews Web Deployment are the following:
• Along with JSP pages, JViews 8.5 also supports Facelets (1.1.14).
• Updated JSF support with migration for the reference implementation 1.1 and 1.2, and support for alternate implementations such as Apache MyFaces (1.2.3).
• New support of leading PPR frameworks such as ICEsoft ICEfaces (1.7.2), Apache Trinidad (1.2.8), and JBoss RichFaces (3.2.1) JSF component libraries.
• New support of ICEsoft ICEfaces server push.
• Updated support for JSR168 portals such as Apache Pluto (1.1.4) and LifeRay (5.1).
• Usability improvements in Designer for JViews Gantt, in particular in the New Gantt Chart Wizard.

Multi-Date Activities

• Represent the actual and planned extent of activities in the same Gantt chart, using a single model object for each activity.
• Split activities and breaks. These activities are rendered as several bars with time intervals between two successive bars.
• Display activities with embedded milestones, such as progress validations. No separate milestone objects are needed in the model.
• Display lag time in the Gantt chart. Lag time consists of the preparation work prior to the start, and cool down phases for the activity or termination work after the activity is complete. No separate model objects are needed to display lag time.

New Interfaces and Classes

ilog.views.gantt.model.IlvPropertyHolderActivity

The interface IlvPropertyHolderActivity denotes an activity that has a number of specific time points.

ilog.views.gantt.graphic.interactor.IlvActivitySelection

The interface IlvActivitySelection denotes a graphic selection object that is associated with an activity graphic.

Modified Classes

ilog.views.gantt.model.IlvSimpleActivity

• New methods:
  • updateTimeInterval(IlvTimeInterval): Updates the start time and end time of the activity as a result of an automatic computation.

ilog.views.gantt.model.general.IlvGeneralActivity

• New methods:
  • getTimeProperties(): Returns the names of the properties that denote the specific time points of this activity.
  • setTimeProperties(String[]): Changes the set of properties that are the specific time points of this activity and from which the start time and the end time are computed.
  • firePropertyAboutToChange(String, Object, Object): Fires a user property aboutToChange event and returns the event after dispatching it to all listeners.
  • firePropertyChanged(String, Object, Object): Fires a user property changed event.

ilog.views.gantt.model.table.IlvTableActivity

• New methods:
  • getTimeProperties(): Returns the names of the properties that denote the specific time points of this activity.
  • setTimeProperties(String[]): Changes the set of properties that are the specific time points of this activity and from which the start time and the end time are computed.
  • firePropertyAboutToChange(String, Object, Object): Fires a user property aboutToChange event and returns the event after dispatching it to all listeners.
  • firePropertyChanged(String, Object, Object): Fires a user property changed event.

ilog.views.gantt.graphic.renderer.IlvActivityRenderer

• New methods:
  • isRelayoutNeeded(IlvActivityGraphic, ActivityEvent): This method is called by an activity graphic. The method determines if the layout of the activities in its row needs to be redone as a result of the specified activity event.
  • createSelection(IlvActivityGraphic, String[]): Creates a new selection object for the specified activity graphic.

ilog.views.gantt.graphic.renderer.IlvActivityGraphicRenderer

• New methods:
  • getDefinitionRect(IlvActivityGraphic, IlvTransformer): Returns the definition rectangle of the activity graphic for this renderer, transformed by the specified transformer.
  • getEndTime(IlvActivityGraphic): Returns the time point that defines the end of the rendering of this renderer for the given activity graphic.
  • getEndTimeProperty(): Returns the name of the activity property that determines where the rendering drawn by this renderer ends.
  • setEndTimeProperty(String): Sets the name of the activity property that determines where the rendering drawn by this renderer ends.
  • getStartTime(IlvActivityGraphic): Returns the time point that defines the start of the rendering of this renderer for the given activity graphic.
  • getStartTimeProperty(): Returns the name of the activity property that determines where the rendering drawn by this renderer starts.
  • setStartTimeProperty(String): Sets the name of the activity property that determines where the rendering drawn by this renderer starts.
  • getVisibilityProperty(): Returns the name of the activity property that determines whether the rendering drawn by this renderer is present.
  • setVisibilityProperty(String): Sets the name of the activity property that determines whether the rendering drawn by this renderer is present.
  • isPropertyEditable(String): Specifies whether a given time property for an activity of type IlvPropertyHolderActivity is editable by the user.
  • isRelayoutNeeded(IlvActivityGraphic, ActivityEvent): This method is called by an activity graphic to determine if its bounding box has changed as a result of the specified activity event.
  • prepareGraphicVisibility(IlvActivityGraphic): Prepares the visibility of the underlying graphic according to the visibility property.
  • createSelection(IlvActivityGraphic, String[]): Creates a new selection object for the specified activity graphic.

ilog.views.gantt.graphic.renderer.IlvActivityLabel

• New methods:
  • isRelayoutNeeded(IlvActivityGraphic, ActivityEvent): This method is called by an activity graphic to determine if its bounding box has changed as a result of the specified activity event.

ilog.views.gantt.graphic.renderer.composite.IlvActivityCompositeGraphicRenderer

• New methods:
  • computeBaseBounds(IlvActivityGraphic, IlvTransformer):

    Returns the bounding rectangle in which the first child or base element of the composite graphic should be drawn.

  • createSelection(IlvActivityGraphic, String[]): Creates a new selection object for the specified activity graphic.

ilog.views.gantt.graphic.renderer.IlvActivityCompositeRenderer

• New methods:
  • isRelayoutNeeded(IlvActivityGraphic, ActivityEvent): This method is called by an activity graphic to determine if the layout of the activities in its row needs to be redone as a result of the specified activity event.
  • createSelection(IlvActivityGraphic, String[]): Creates a new selection object for the specified activity graphic.

ilog.views.gantt.graphic.interactor.IlvActivityGraphicSelection

• New constructors:
  • IlvActivityGraphicSelection(IlvActivityGraphic, String[]): Creates a new selection object for the specified activity graphic whose activity is an instance of IlvPropertyHolderActivity. The activity graphic specifies Date value properties as positions for displaying the handles.


• New methods:
  • getActivity(): Returns the activity that is selected.
  • getActivityGraphic(): Returns the activity graphic that is selected.
  • getActivityRenderer(): Returns the renderer of the selected activity graphic.
  • getHandleProperties(): Returns the list of Date valued properties that specify where to display handles.
  • getHandleTime(int): Returns the position of the handle at the specified index as a time.
  • setHandleTime(int, Date): Sets the time that corresponds to the handle at the specified index.
  • setBothHandleTimes(Date, Date): Sets the times that correspond to the two handles.
  • getPropertyValue(int): Returns the (cached) time property value for getHandleProperties()[i].
  • getStartTime(): Returns the (cached) start time of the selected activity.
  • getEndTime(): Returns the (cached) end time of the selected activity.
  • getDefinitionRect(IlvTransformer): Returns the (cached) definition rectangle of the activity graphic for this renderer, transformed by the specified transformer.
  • invalidateCache(): Invalidates the cache of the time properties used by this object.

Hiding the Root Row

New Interfaces and Classes

ilog.views.gantt.event.RootRowVisibilityChangedEvent

A RootRowVisibilityChangedEvent is fired by a Gantt configuration to notify interested VerticalExpansionListener2s when the root row has been shown or hidden.

ilog.views.gantt.event.VerticalExpansionListener2

The VerticalExpansionListener2 interface defines a simple extension of the VerticalExpansionListener interface.

Modified Classes

ilog.views.gantt.IlvHierarchyChart

• New methods:
  • getFirstVisibleRow(): Returns the first visible row in the hierarchy chart or null if no rows are visible.
  • isRootRowVisible(): Returns true if the root row of the chart is visible, or false if the children of the root row are the highest level visible rows.
  • setRootRowVisible(boolean): Sets whether the root row of the chart is visible, or whether the children of the root row should be the highest level visible rows.
  • visibleRowsIterator(): Returns an iterator that traverses all of the visible rows in the chart.

ilog.views.gantt.IlvGanttConfiguration

• New methods:
  • getFirstVisibleRow(): Returns the first visible row in the tree or null if no rows are visible.
  • isRootRowVisible(): Returns true if the root row of the tree is visible, or false if the children of the root row are the highest level visible rows.
  • setRootRowVisible(boolean): Sets whether the root row of the tree is visible, or whether the children of the root row should be the highest level visible rows.
  • visibleRowsIterator(): Returns an iterator that traverses all of the visible rows.

ilog.views.gantt.IlvVerticalDisplayController

• New methods:
  • fireRootRowVisibilityChanged(RootRowVisibilityChangedEvent): Fires a RootRowVisibilityChangedEvent to all registered, expandable UI components.
  • getFirstNode(): Returns the first visible node in the displayed tree or null if no nodes are visible.
  • isRootNodeVisible(): Returns true if the root node of the tree is visible, or false if the children of the root node are the highest level visible nodes.
  • setRootNodeVisible(boolean): Sets whether the root node of the tree is visible, or whether the children of the root node should be the highest level visible nodes.
  • visibleNodesIterator(): Returns an iterator that traverses all of the visible nodes.

ilog.views.gantt.IlvVerticalExpansionMaster

• New methods:
  • getFirstVisibleRow(): Returns the first visible row in the tree or null if no rows are visible.
  • isRootRowVisible(): Returns true if the root row of the tree is visible, or false if the children of the root row are the highest level visible rows.
  • setRootRowVisible(boolean): Sets whether the root row of the tree is visible, or whether the children of the root row should be the highest level visible rows.

ilog.views.gantt.swing.IlvJTree

• New methods:
  • getFirstVisibleRow(): Returns the first visible row in the tree or null if no rows are visible.
  • rootRowVisibilityChanged(RootRowVisibilityChangedEvent): This method is called by Gantt configuration when the visibility of the root row has been changed.

ilog.views.gantt.graphic.IlvGanttSheet

• New methods:
  • rootRowVisibilityChanged(RootRowVisibilityChangedEvent): This method is called by Gantt configuration when the visibility of the root row has been changed.

Limiting the Horizontal Zoom

New Interfaces and Classes

ilog.views.gantt.event.TimeScrollListener2

The TimeScrollListener2 interface defines a simple extension of the TimeScrollListener interface.

Modified Classes

ilog.views.gantt.IlvHierarchyChart

• New methods:
  • getMinVisibleDuration(): Returns the minimum duration that the chart can show.
  • setMinVisibleDuration(IlvDuration): Sets the minimum duration that the chart can show.

ilog.views.gantt.IlvGanttConfiguration

• New methods:
  • getMinVisibleDuration(): Returns the minimum duration that the configuration and its associated time scrollable objects can show.
  • setMinVisibleDuration(IlvDuration): Sets the minimum duration that the configuration and its associated time scrollable objects can show.

ilog.views.gantt.graphic.IlvGanttSheet

• New methods:
  • getMinVisibleDuration(): Returns the minimum duration that the Gantt sheet can show.
  • setMinVisibleDuration(IlvDuration): Sets the minimum duration that the Gantt sheet can show.

ilog.views.gantt.IlvJScrollGanttSheet

• New methods:
  • getMinVisibleDuration(): Returns the minimum duration that the sheet can show.
  • setMinVisibleDuration(IlvDuration): Sets the minimum duration that the sheet can show.

ilog.views.schedule.IlvScheduleDataChart

• New methods:
  • getMinVisibleDuration(): Returns the minimum duration that the chart can show.
  • setMinVisibleDuration(IlvDuration): Sets the minimum duration that the chart can show.

ilog.views.gantt.IlvTimeScrollable

• New methods:
  • getMinVisibleDuration(): Returns the minimum duration that the scrollable time can show.
  • setMinVisibleDuration(IlvDuration): Sets the minimum duration that the scrollable time can show.


• New fields:
  • DEFAULT_MINIMUM_DURATION: The default minimum duration that a time scrollable can show.

ilog.views.gantt.IlvTimeScrollUtil

• New methods:
  • trimInterval(IlvTimeInterval, Date, Date, IlvDuration): Constrains the specified time interval to fit within the specified min/max range.
  • trimInterval(Date, IlvDuration, Date, Date, IlvDuration): Constrains the specified time interval to fit within the specified min/max range.

ilog.views.gantt.IlvBasicTimeScrollController

• New methods:
  • fireMinVisibleDurationChanged(): Call this method to fire a minVisibleDurationChanged event to all registered listeners.
  • setMinVisibleDuration(IlvDuration): Sets the minimum duration that the controller and its associated time scrollable objects can show.

ilog.views.gantt.IlvBasicTimeScrollSupport

• New methods:
  • getMinVisibleDuration(): Returns the minimum duration of the time interval.
  • setMinVisibleDuration(IlvDuration): Sets the minimum duration of the time interval.
  • minDurationChanged(IlvDuration, IlvDuration): This method is automatically called when the minimum duration has changed.

ilog.views.gantt.scale.IlvTimeScale

• New methods:
  • getMinVisibleDuration(): Returns the minimum duration that the scale can show.
  • setMinVisibleDuration(IlvDuration): Sets the minimum duration that the scale can show.

ilog.views.gantt.swing.IlvTimeScrollBar

• New methods:
  • getMinVisibleDuration(): Returns the minimum duration that the scroll bar can show.
  • setMinVisibleDuration(IlvDuration): Sets the minimum duration that the scroll bar can show.

Hover Highlighting

Modified Classes

ilog.views.gantt.graphic.IlvGanttSheet

• New methods:
  • getHoverHighlightingImageOperation(): Returns the hover highlighting image operation.
  • setHoverHighlightingImageOperation(IlvHoverHighlightingImageOperation): Sets the hover highlighting image operation.
  • getHoverHighlightingMode(): Returns the current hover highlighting mode.
  • setHoverHighlightingMode(int): Sets one of the predefined highlighting modes.


• New fields:
  • HH_BLUR: The Blur mode for hover highlighting in setHoverHighlightingMode(int).
  • HH_BRIGHTEN: The Brighten mode for hover highlighting in setHoverHighlightingMode(int).
  • HH_CUSTOM: Indicates a custom mode for hover highlighting when returned by getHoverHighlightingMode().
  • HH_GRAYSCALE: The Gray Scale mode for hover highlighting in setHoverHighlightingMode(int).
  • HH_INVERT_COLORS: The Invert Colors mode for hover highlighting in setHoverHighlightingMode(int).
  • HH_NONE: Constant to indicate deactivation of the hover highlighting in setHoverHighlightingMode(int).
  • HH_SHARPEN: The Sharpen mode for hover highlighting in setHoverHighlightingMode(int).

Tool Tips on Activity Symbols

Modified Classes

ilog.views.gantt.graphic.renderer.IlvActivitySymbol

• New methods:
  • getToolTipTextDescriptionPart(IlvActivityGraphic): Returns the tool tip text for the specified activity graphic when the mouse is over the drawing of this renderer.

Rendering of Activity Labels

Modified Classes

ilog.views.gantt.graphic.renderer.IlvBasicActivityBar

• New methods:
  • isAntialiasing(): Returns true if the anti-aliasing mode of the text label is on.
  • setAntialiasing(boolean): Changes the anti-aliasing mode of the text label.

ilog.views.gantt.graphic.renderer.IlvBasicActivityLabel

• New methods:
  • isAntialiasing(): Returns true if the anti-aliasing mode of the label is on.
  • setAntialiasing(boolean): Changes the anti-aliasing mode of the label.
  • getYOffset(): Returns the vertical distance between the label and the main renderer.
  • setYOffset(float): Sets the vertical distance between the label and the main renderer.


• New fields:
  • ABOVE: A box orientation constant used to specify that the label will be drawn above the main activity renderer.
  • BELOW: A box orientation constant used to specify that the label will be drawn below the main activity renderer.
  • INSIDE_LEFT: A box orientation constant used to specify that the label will be drawn inside the main activity renderer on its left side.
  • INSIDE_RIGHT: A box orientation constant used to specify that the label will be drawn inside the main activity renderer on its right side.

Model Object Properties

New Interfaces and Classes

ilog.views.gantt.property.IlvProperty

IlvProperty defines a common interface for accessing a property of target objects.

ilog.views.gantt.property.IlvNumberProperty

IlvNumberProperty defines a common interface for accessing a numeric property of target objects.

Modified Classes

ilog.views.gantt.property.IlvActivityStartTimeProperty

• New methods:
  • changedRowsIterator(EventObject): Returns an iterator over the activities or resources that the specified event reports have changed with respect to this property.
  • getInstance(): Returns a singleton instance of this class.

ilog.views.gantt.property.IlvActivityEndTimeProperty

• New methods:
  • changedRowsIterator(EventObject): Returns an iterator over the activities or resources that the specified event reports have changed with respect to this property.
  • getInstance(): Returns a singleton instance of this class.

Synchronized X Axis between a Schedule and a Gantt Chart

Modified Classes

ilog.views.schedule.IlvScheduleDataChart

• New methods:
  • syncXAxis(IlvHierarchyChart): Synchronizes the dimensions of the x-axis of this chart and its displayed time interval with that of the Gantt sheet of the specified chart.
  • unsyncXAxis(): Cancels the synchronization of the x-axis previously established by the syncXAxis method.

Customization of Resource Data Sets

Modified Classes

ilog.views.schedule.IlvResourceDataChart

• New methods:
  • createDataSet(IlvResource, IlvReservationDataPolicy): Creates a dataset for the specified resource.

ilog.views.schedule.data.IlvResourceDataSet

• New methods:
  • setReservationDataPolicy(IlvReservationDataPolicy): Sets the strategy that the data set uses to compute the data values for each reservation assigned to the resource.

Improved Tree Widget

New Interfaces and Classes

ilog.views.util.swing.tree.IlvDefaultTreeCellRenderer

• New methods:
  • getPreferredSize(): Returns the preferred size of the renderer.

ilog.views.gantt.swing.IlvDefaultJTreeCellRenderer

IlvDefaultJTreeCellRenderer is a cell renderer that is specifically designed to work with the IlvJTree component.

Utility Functions for Use in CSS

New Interfaces and Classes

ilog.views.gantt.graphic.renderer.IlvGanttFunction

A collection of CSS functions.

Utility Methods for Shapes

New Interfaces and Classes

ilog.views.util.java2d.IlvShapeUtil

The class IlvShapeUtil contains static methods that are useful when working with Java2D Shape objects.

ilog.views.util.java2d.IlvTranslatedShape

This class is a translation of a given shape by a given translation vector.

ilog.views.util.java2d.IlvPolygon2D

An IlvPolygon2D instance describes a closed (circular) polyline with no specific starting or end points, that is, a polygon.

Use of Generic Types

Improved Applet Integration

Modified Classes

ilog.views.util.IlvResourceUtil

• New methods:
  • isInApplet(): Tests whether this process is running inside an applet.

Improved Eclipse/RCP Integration

New Interfaces and Classes

ilog.views.util.event.ClassLoaderLifetimeEvent

This class describes a turning point in the lifetime of a ClassLoader.

ilog.views.util.event.ClassLoaderLifetimeListener

This interface allows you to react on turning points of class loaders.

Modified Classes

ilog.views.util.IlvClassLoaderUtil

• New methods:
  • registerClassLoaderLifetimeListener(ClassLoader, ClassLoaderLifetimeListener): Registers a ClassLoaderLifetimeListener to be called when the given ClassLoader stops being actively used.
  • unregisterClassLoaderLifetimeListener(ClassLoader, ClassLoaderLifetimeListener): Unregisters a ClassLoaderLifetimeListener from being associated with a given ClassLoader.
  • unregisterClassLoaderLifetimeListeners(ClassLoader): Unregisters all ClassLoaderLifetimeListeners associated with a given ClassLoader.

Improved SWT Integration

New Interfaces and Classes

ilog.views.util.swt.IlvAWTEventFilter

This interface specifies a filter that allows you to ignore some events on the AWT side, knowing that the SWT side of the GUI will handle them.

Modified Classes

ilog.views.util.swt.IlvEventThreadUtil

• New methods:
  • getAWTEventFilter(): Returns the currently active AWT event filter.
  • setAWTEventFilter(IlvAWTEventFilter): Specifies the AWT event filter.

Other Changes in Gantt Classes

Modified Classes

ilog.views.gantt.IlvGanttModelUtil

• New methods:
  • activityBreadthFirstIterator(IlvGanttModel, IlvActivity): Returns an iterator that traverses the parent activity and all of its descendants in breadth first order.
  • activityBreadthFirstIterator(IlvGanttModel): Returns an iterator that traverses all of the activities of a data model in breadth first order.
  • breadthFirstIterator(IlvGanttModel, IlvHierarchyNode): Returns an iterator that traverses the parent activity or resource and all of its descendants in breadth first order.
  • resourceBreadthFirstIterator(IlvGanttModel, IlvResource): Returns an iterator that traverses the parent resource and all of its descendants in breadth first order.
  • resourceBreadthFirstIterator(IlvGanttModel): Returns an iterator that traverses all of the resources of a data model in breadth first order.

ilog.views.gantt.IlvTimeInterval

• New methods:
  • union(IlvTimeInterval): Returns the union of the specified time interval with this one.

ilog.views.gantt.action.IlvZoomInAction

• New methods:
  • perform(): Performs a zoom in action on the IlvTimeScrollable object.

ilog.views.gantt.action.IlvZoomOutAction

• New methods:
  • perform(): Performs a zoom out action on the IlvTimeScrollable object.

ilog.views.gantt.action.IlvZoomToFitAction

The default behavior has been changed to compute the time interval that best fits the bounding boxes of all the graphics displayed in the Gantt sheet.

• New methods:
  • getAreaCalculator(): Returns the FitAreaCalculator that dynamically defines the area of the Gantt sheet that fits this action.
  • setAreaCalculator(IlvManagerView.FitAreaCalculator): Sets the FitAreaCalculator that dynamically defines the area of the Gantt sheet that fits this action.
  • perform(): Performs the zoom-to-fit action on the IlvHierarchyChart object.

ilog.views.gantt.event.ActivityGraphicReshapedEvent

• New constructors:
  • ActivityGraphicReshapedEvent(IlvGanttSheet, IlvActivityGraphic, int, Date, boolean, EventObject): Builds an ActivityGraphicReshapedEvent object generated by the IlvActivityGraphicReshapeInteractor when an activity graphic is about to be, is currently being, or has just been reshaped.

ilog.views.gantt.event.RowHeightChangedEvent

• New fields:
  • PROPERTY_NAME: The property name of rowHeight that is used for events of this class.

ilog.views.gantt.event.TimeChangedEvent

• New methods:
  • paramString(): Returns a String representing the state of this event.
  • toString(): Returns a String representation of this event.

ilog.views.gantt.event.VisibleTimeChangedEvent

• New methods:
  • paramString(): Returns a String representing the state of this event.

ilog.views.gantt.event.VisibleDurationChangedEvent

• New methods:
  • toString(): Returns a String representation of this event.

ilog.views.gantt.graphic.IlvActivityTileLayout

• New constructors:
  • IlvActivityTileLayout(IlvGanttSheet, IlvActivityTileLayout.TilingPolicy, boolean, boolean, float, float, float): Creates a tile layout with the specified layout parameters.

ilog.views.gantt.graphic.IlvDefaultActivityRendererFactory

• New constructors:
  • IlvDefaultActivityRendererFactory(IlvGanttConfiguration): Creates an IlvDefaultActivityRendererFactory for the specified Gantt configuration.

ilog.views.gantt.graphic.IlvTimeIndicator

• New methods:
  • zoomable(): Returns false, indicating that time indicators are not zoomable graphics.

ilog.views.gantt.print.IlvScaledPrintablePage

• New methods:
  • printObjects(Graphics, PageFormat, int): Prints the objects that have been added to this page.

ilog.views.gantt.scale.IlvBasicTimeScaleRow

• New methods:
  • paintText(Graphics, String, Point, Point, Rectangle, FontMetrics, int): This method is called to draw text corresponding to a scale time interval.
  • paintTick(Graphics, Point, int, FontMetrics, int): This method is called to draw a tick in the scale.


• New fields:
  • LEADING_TICK: The text is centered on the leading tick of the interval.

ilog.views.gantt.scale.IlvTimeScale.PaintContext

• New constructors:
  • IlvTimeScale.PaintContext(IlvTimeScale, Date, IlvDuration, int, int): Creates a PaintContext that paints a time interval of the time scale within a viewport.

ilog.views.gantt.swing.IlvJTable

• New methods:
  • removeEditor(): Discards the editor object and frees the real estate it used for cell rendering.
  • rootRowVisibilityChanged(RootRowVisibilityChangedEvent): This method is called by Gantt configuration when the visibility of the root row has been changed.

ilog.views.gantt.xml.IlvGanttReaderException

• New constructors:
  • IlvGanttReaderException(Node, String, Throwable): Creates an IlvGanttReaderException.

Other Changes in Graphic Framework Classes

Modified Classes

ilog.views.IlvAccelerator

• New constructors:
  • IlvAccelerator(int, int, int, boolean): Creates a new accelerator.


• New methods:
  • isConsumeEvents(): Returns whether the accelerator consumes events.
  • setConsumeEvents(boolean): Sets whether the accelerator consumes events.

ilog.views.interactor.IlvSelectInteractor

• New methods:
  • getMaximumScrollDistance(): Returns the maximal distance of scroll operations when the mouse moves outside the manager view.
  • setMaximumScrollDistance(float): Sets the maximal distance of scroll operations when the mouse moves outside the manager view.
  • getObject(IlvPoint): Returns the graphic object located at the specified point in the view; otherwise, it returns null.
  • getScrollTiming(): Returns the timing of repetitive scroll operations when the mouse moves outside the manager view.
  • setScrollTiming(int): Sets the timing of repetitive scroll operations when the mouse pointer moves outside the manager view.
  • isProgressiveScroll(): Returns whether progressive scrolling is enabled.
  • setProgressiveScroll(boolean): Sets whether progressive scrolling is enabled.

ilog.views.interactor.IlvSelectInteractorMultipleSelection

• New methods:
  • getMaximumScrollDistance(): Returns the maximal distance of scroll operations when the mouse moves outside the manager view.
  • getScrollTiming(): Returns the timing of repetitive scroll operations when the mouse moves outside the manager view.
  • isProgressiveScroll(): Returns whether progressive scrolling is enabled.

ilog.views.java2d.IlvLinearGradientPaint

• New constructors:
  • IlvLinearGradientPaint(IlvLinearGradientPaint): Creates a linear gradient paint by copying an existing one.

ilog.views.java2d.IlvRadialGradientPaint

• New constructors:
  • IlvRadialGradientPaint(IlvRadialGradientPaint): Creates a radial gradient paint by copying an existing one.

Other Changes in DHTML JavaServer Faces Components

Modified Classes

ilog.views.faces.IlvFacesUtil

• New methods:
  • isAdfPartial(FacesContext): Returns whether the current request is a PPR request in an ADF context.
  • isPartialRequest(FacesContext): Returns whether the current request is a PPR request or a regular one (full page refresh).

ilog.views.faces.component.IlvFacesContextualMenu

• New methods:
  • broadcast(FacesEvent): Overrides the same method of the superclass.

ilog.views.faces.dhtml.IlvDHTMLConstants

• New fields:
  • PARTIAL_SUBMIT: The partial submit property determines if an object select interactor subclass should partially submit its enclosing form on the selection event.

ilog.views.faces.dhtml.interactor.IlvFacesObjectSelectInteractor

• New methods:
  • getDefaultObjectSelectedFinder(): Overrides the same method of the superclass.

ilog.views.faces.dhtml.interactor.IlvFacesObjectSelectRectInteractor

• New methods:
  • getDefaultObjectSelectedFinder(): Overrides the same method of the superclass.

ilog.views.faces.dhtml.interactor.IlvObjectSelectInteractor

• New methods:
  • broadcast(FacesEvent): Overrides the same method of the superclass.
  • getDefaultObjectSelectedFinder(): Returns the default IlvObjectSelectedFinder instance if no specified instance is provided.
  • isPartialSubmit(): Returns the partial submit mode.
  • setPartialSubmit(boolean): Sets the partial submit mode.


• New fields:
  • PARTIAL_SUBMIT_DEFAULT_VALUE: Default value of the partialSubmit property.

ilog.views.faces.dhtml.renderkit.IlvFacesContextualMenuRenderer

• New methods:
  • configureObjectFinder(UIComponent, IlvObjectSelectedFinder): Configures the default object finder instance.

ilog.views.faces.dhtml.taglib.IlvObjectSelectInteractorTag

• New methods:
  • getPartialSubmit(): Returns the partialSubmit mode.
  • setPartialSubmit(String): Sets the partialSubmit mode.

ilog.views.faces.taglib.IlvBaseTag

• New methods:
  • getPartialTriggers(): Returns the space separated list of partial trigger IDs.
  • setPartialTriggers(String): Sets the space separated list of partial trigger IDs.
  • getStringArray(String): Decodes the specified space separated list of strings.

ilog.views.faces.taglib.IlvMenuTag

• New methods:
  • getPartialSubmit(): Returns the partialSubmit property.
  • setPartialSubmit(String): Sets the partialSubmit property.

ilog.views.gantt.faces.dhtml.interactor.IlvFacesNodeSelectInteractor

• New methods:
  • getDefaultObjectSelectedFinder(): Overrides the same method of the superclass.

Other Changes in Utility Classes

Modified Classes

ilog.views.util.collections.IlvCollections

• New methods:
  • concurrentModificationException(String, Throwable): Returns a concurrent modification exception that has a cause.

ilog.views.util.collections.IlvUnsynchronizedStack

• New methods:
  • clone(): Returns a shallow copy of this IlvUnsynchronizedStack instance.

ilog.views.util.data.IlvTableModelMappingException

• New constructors:
  • IlvTableModelMappingException(String, Throwable): Builds an IlvTableModelMappingException.
  • IlvTableModelMappingException(String, String, Throwable): Builds an IlvTableModelMappingException.

ilog.views.util.java2d.IlvLinearGradientPaint

• New constructors:
  • IlvLinearGradientPaint(IlvLinearGradientPaint): Creates a linear gradient paint by copying an existing one.

ilog.views.util.java2d.IlvMultipleGradientPaint

• New constructors:
  • IlvMultipleGradientPaint(IlvMultipleGradientPaint): Creates a multiple gradient paint by copying an existing one.

ilog.views.util.java2d.IlvRadialGradientPaint

• New constructors:
  • IlvRadialGradientPaint(IlvRadialGradientPaint): Creates a radial gradient paint by copying an existing one.

ilog.views.util.print.IlvPage

• New methods:
  • printObjects(Graphics, PageFormat, int): Prints the objects that have been added to this page.
  • printTemplate(Graphics, PageFormat, int): Prints the template page of the document.

ilog.views.util.print.IlvPrintingController

• New methods:
  • cleanPrintPreview(boolean): Cleans the Print Preview dialog box.

ilog.views.util.styling.IlvCSSFunction

• New methods:
  • getDependencies(String[]): Returns the dependencies of this function.


• New fields:
  • ANY: This placeholder can be used in dependencies sets, and can be returned by the getDependencies() method, indicating anything: all possible properties, all possible pseudoclasses, .... It can be influenced from outside and can contain, for example, a state contained in the closure, or random numbers.
  • ANY_PROPERTIES: This placeholder can be used in dependencies sets, and can be returned by the getDependencies() method, indicating all possible model properties.
  • ANY_PSEUDOCLASSES: This placeholder can be used in dependencies sets, and can be returned by the getDependencies() method, indicating all possible pseudoclasses.

ilog.views.util.swing.IlvSwingUtil

• New methods:
  • invokeLater(List): Executes the given list of tasks by sequentially posting them to the current AWT/Swing event thread.

ilog.views.util.swing.calendar.IlvJTimeChooser

• New methods:
  • actionPerformed(ActionEvent): Notifies listeners when an action occurs in this component.

ilog.views.util.swing.layout.IlvVerticalFlowLayout

• New constructors:
  • IlvVerticalFlowLayout(int, int, int, boolean): Constructs a new IlvVerticalFlowLayout object.

ilog.views.util.time.IlvTimeIterator

• New methods:
  • next(): Returns the next Date in the iteration.

Example Changes

• The Gantt Viewer sample has been significantly updated. Lag and lead times have been added to Gantt model constraints and new stylesheets are proposed.
• The Rendering a Custom Data Model sample shows how to model and display split range activities, completion bars, and milestones that are part of activities.
• Many of the examples contain a new item on the Row menu that allows you to control the visibility of the root row in the chart.
• New Facelets code example.
• New ICEfaces integration code example.