Perforce JViews Diagrammer Code Example: Molecule Diagram

Description

This example shows how to write a new Perforce JViews Diagrammer data model that displays a set of JavaBeans.

How to Use the Code Example

This sample extends a diagrammer application showing how it can be integrated with a data model that displays a set of JavaBeans.

The Diagrammer Application contains:

• A working area containing one or more diagram components
• A menu bar
• A horizontal edit bar above the working area
• A vertical view bar on the leading side
• An optional palette bar, if the application is in editing mode
• An optional tree displaying the data model as a tree
• An optional property sheet to view and edit the properties of the selected object
• An optional overview to see the whole diagram in a separate small panel

The diagrammer application is configured to load project file phenol-molecule.idpr, which specifies a data source class that feeds the application data model using JavaBeans.

How to Run the Code Example as an Application

This code example can be run as an application. The installation directory contains an executable JAR file, diagrammer-molecule.jar, that allows you to execute the code example with a double click from a file browser. Note that if you are using Internet Explorer, you can open the installation directory and execute the JAR file from the browser. This technique may not work in other Web browsers.

Alternatively, you can run the code example application from the command line. First check that the Ant utility is properly configured. If not, see the instructions on how to configure Ant for Perforce JViews.

Then, go to the installation directory of the code example and type:

ant run

Topics Covered

• Defines a new Perforce JViews Diagrammer data model that displays a set of JavaBeans.

Detailed Description

This example shows how to write a new Perforce JViews Diagrammer data model that displays a set of JavaBeans.

Installation Directory

The Molecule Diagram code example is installed here.

Classes Involved

• ilog.views.diagrammer.IlvDiagrammer

  The main class of the diagram component.

• ilog.views.diagrammer.application.IlvDiagrammerApplication

  The ready-to-use Swing application based on the diagram component.

• ilog.views.sdm.model.IlvJavaBeanSDMModel

  The base class for data models that contain JavaBeans.

• ilog.views.diagrammer.datasource.IlvDiagrammerDataSource

  This class defines a data source for the diagram component.

Source Files

• MoleculeDemo

  The entry point of the example.

• PhenolMoleculeDataSource

  Extends a Diagrammer data source to specify the SDM model that will be used by the application.

• MoleculeModel

  Extends the JavaBeans SDM Model to this specific use case.