de.jstacs.fx

Class Messages

java.lang.Object

de.jstacs.fx.Messages

public class Messages
extends Object

Class for displaying overlay messages (Tool started, tool failed, tool finished) stacked on top of the main window of the JavaFX Application. These overlays do not capture mouse events and may, hence, be used to display messages without interrupting user interaction.

Author:

Jan Grau

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	Messages.Level The severity level of a message

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Messages() Creates a new renderer for overlay messages

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	displayMessage(String text, Messages.Level level) Adds a message to the queue of messages.
Pane	getMessagePane() Returns the component pane for rendering the messages.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Messages

public Messages()

Creates a new renderer for overlay messages

Method Detail

getMessagePane

public Pane getMessagePane()

Returns the component pane for rendering the messages.

Returns:

the pane

displayMessage

public void displayMessage(String text,
                           Messages.Level level)

Adds a message to the queue of messages. Messages will be displayed in the order of submission. Each message is displayed at least 1.5 seconds.

Parameters:

text - the text of the message

level - the severity level of the message