com.guiseframework.platform.web
Class WebDropMenuDepictor<C extends Menu>

java.lang.Object
  com.guiseframework.platform.AbstractDepictor<C>
      com.guiseframework.platform.AbstractComponentDepictor<C>
          com.guiseframework.platform.web.AbstractWebComponentDepictor<C>
              com.guiseframework.platform.web.AbstractWebLayoutComponentDepictor<C>
                  com.guiseframework.platform.web.AbstractWebMenuDepictor<C>
                      com.guiseframework.platform.web.WebDropMenuDepictor<C>

Type Parameters:

C - The type of component being depicted.

All Implemented Interfaces:

ComponentDepictor<C>, Depictor<C>, WebComponentDepictor<C>, WebDepictor<C>

public class WebDropMenuDepictor<C extends Menu>
extends AbstractWebMenuDepictor<C>

Strategy for rendering a menu as a drop menu. The following illustrates a simplified drop menu structure.

<div class="dropMenu" style="position:relative;">
        <label>Menu</label>
        <div class="dropMenu-container" style="position:absolute;left:0%;top:100%;width:1000%">
                <div class="dropMenu-body" style="position:absolute;left:0%;top:0%;">
                        <table class="layout-flow-y">
                                <tbody>
                                        <tr class="layout-flow-y">
                                                <td class="layout-flow-y-child"><div>
                                                        <a href=""><span>Submenu</span></a></div>
                                                </td>
                                        </tr>
                                </tbody>
                        </table>
                </div>
        </div>
</div>

Author:

Garret Wilson

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class com.guiseframework.platform.AbstractComponentDepictor

AbstractComponentDepictor.DepictedCompositeComponentListener

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class com.guiseframework.platform.AbstractDepictor

AbstractDepictor.DepictedPropertyChangeListener

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.guiseframework.platform.web.AbstractWebLayoutComponentDepictor

COLUMN_REGION_CLASSES, ROW_REGION_CLASSES

Fields inherited from class com.guiseframework.platform.web.AbstractWebComponentDepictor

BODY_END_PATTERN, BODY_START_PATTERN

Fields inherited from class com.guiseframework.platform.AbstractComponentDepictor

childPropertyChangeListener

Fields inherited from interface com.guiseframework.platform.Depictor

GENERAL_PROPERTY

Constructor Summary

WebDropMenuDepictor()
Default constructor using the XHTML <ol> element.

Method Summary

protected void	depictBegin() Begins the rendering process.
protected void	depictEnd() Ends the rendering process.
protected java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object>	getBodyStyles() Retrieves the styles for the body element of the component.
protected java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object>	getOuterStyles() Retrieves the styles for the outer element of the component.

Methods inherited from class com.guiseframework.platform.web.AbstractWebMenuDepictor

getBaseStyleIDs, processEvent

Methods inherited from class com.guiseframework.platform.web.AbstractWebLayoutComponentDepictor

beginRegion, beginRegion, depictChildren, getAlign, updateFlowChildView

Methods inherited from class com.guiseframework.platform.web.AbstractWebComponentDepictor

addFlowStyleIDs, decorateID, depict, depictBody, getBackgroundColor, getBodyStyleIDs, getColor, getDepictContext, getDepictName, getLabelStyles, getLabelStyles, getLabelStyles, getLocalName, getNamespaceURI, getPlatform, hasLabelContent, hasLabelContent, hasLabelContent, hasLabelContent, isEmptyElementAllowed, isMouseListener, writeBodyIDClassAttributes, writeClassAttribute, writeDirectionAttribute, writeDirectionAttribute, writeErrorMessage, writeFloatClear, writeIDAttribute, writeIDClassAttributes, writeLabel, writeLabelContent, writeLabelContent, writeLabelContent, writeLabelContent, writeLabelContent, writeLabelContent, writeParameterInputs, writeStyleAttribute, writeText

Methods inherited from class com.guiseframework.platform.AbstractComponentDepictor

depictChild, depictedObjectPropertyChange, getDepictedCompositeComponentListener, getErrorMessage, installed, uninstalled

Methods inherited from class com.guiseframework.platform.AbstractDepictor

getDepictedObject, getDepictedPropertyChangeListener, getIgnoredProperties, getModifiedProperties, getSession, isDepicted, setDepicted, setPropertyModified

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface com.guiseframework.platform.Depictor

getDepictedObject, getSession, installed, isDepicted, setDepicted, uninstalled

Constructor Detail

WebDropMenuDepictor

public WebDropMenuDepictor()

Default constructor using the XHTML <ol> element.

Method Detail

getOuterStyles

protected java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> getOuterStyles()

Retrieves the styles for the outer element of the component. This version adds relative positioning to make the main part of the menu the containing block for absolute child positioning. //TODO del This version removes the visibility specification, allowing this to be controlled by client JavaScript.

Overrides:

getOuterStyles in class AbstractWebComponentDepictor<C extends Menu>

Returns:

The styles for the outer element of the component, mapped to CSS property names.

See Also:

AbstractWebComponentDepictor.getBodyStyles()

getBodyStyles

protected java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.Object> getBodyStyles()

Retrieves the styles for the body element of the component. This version correctly positions the menu body for non-root menus using absolute positioning.

Overrides:

getBodyStyles in class AbstractWebComponentDepictor<C extends Menu>

Returns:

The styles for the body element of the component, mapped to CSS property names.

depictBegin

protected void depictBegin()
                    throws java.io.IOException

Begins the rendering process. This version wraps the component in a decorator element.

Overrides:

depictBegin in class AbstractWebComponentDepictor<C extends Menu>

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if there is an error rendering the component.

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the given value control represents a value type this controller doesn't support.

depictEnd

protected void depictEnd()
                  throws java.io.IOException

Ends the rendering process. This version closes the decorator elements.

Overrides:

depictEnd in class AbstractWebComponentDepictor<C extends Menu>

Throws:

java.io.IOException - if there is an error rendering the component.