Perforce JViews Framework Code Example: Drag Rectangle Interactor
Description
This sample shows how to implement a personalized object interactor. In this example, the interactor implements a dragable rectangle in the manager view.
How to Use the Code Example
- This sample does not run as an applet. See "How to Run the Sample as an Application" for information on how to start the sample.
-
This application creates a new
IlvManagerView
. -
A
DragRectangleInteractor
instance is added to theIlvManagerView
. -
The
DragRectangleInteractor
is displayed on the screen. - Drag the rectangle interactively.
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,
dragrectangle.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
- Writing your own interactor.
Installation Directory
The Drag Rectangle Interactor code example is installed here.