com.vwp.jLCD
Class Screen

java.lang.Object
  com.vwp.jLCD.Screen

public class Screen
extends java.lang.Object

The screen is the base for all further elements. When a screen was added to an LCD object some widgets can be added to that screen. These widgets then contain the displayed data and influence what is visible on the display

Constructor Summary

Screen()
Default constructor for a new screen

Screen(java.lang.String name)
Constructor for a new screen

Method Summary

void	addListener(ScreenListener listener)
void	addWidget(Widget w) Only after a widget is added to a screen the display will show something.
int	getDuration()
boolean	getHeartbeat() The heartbeat feature is some kind of alive-information that shows that the system is still up and running
int	getHeight() A screen has a size that can be independent from the displays size
java.lang.Integer	getID()
java.lang.String	getName()
int	getPriority() The priority of a screen decides if and on what level such a screen is displayed
int	getWidth() A screen has a size that can be independent from the displays size
void	ignore()
void	listen()
void	removeListener(ScreenListener listener)
void	setDuration(int duration)
void	setHeartbeat(boolean heartbeat) The heartbeat feature is some kind of alive-information that shows that the system is still up and running
void	setHeight(int height) A screen has a size that can be independent from the displays size
void	setName(java.lang.String name)
void	setPriority(int priority) The priority of a screen decides if and on what level such a screen is displayed
void	setWidth(int width) A screen has a size that can be independent from the displays size

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Screen

public Screen()

Default constructor for a new screen

Screen

public Screen(java.lang.String name)

Constructor for a new screen

Parameters:

name - the name for the screen

Method Detail

getPriority

public int getPriority()

The priority of a screen decides if and on what level such a screen is displayed

Returns:

the current priority of that screen

setPriority

public void setPriority(int priority)

The priority of a screen decides if and on what level such a screen is displayed

Parameters:

priority - the new priority for that screen

getHeartbeat

public boolean getHeartbeat()

The heartbeat feature is some kind of alive-information that shows that the system is still up and running

Returns:

true if heartbeat is turned on, false otherwise

setHeartbeat

public void setHeartbeat(boolean heartbeat)

The heartbeat feature is some kind of alive-information that shows that the system is still up and running

Parameters:

heartbeat - if this parameter is set to true the heartbeat feature will be turned on

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Returns:

the name of the screen

setName

public void setName(java.lang.String name)

Parameters:

name - the new name for that screen

getWidth

public int getWidth()

A screen has a size that can be independent from the displays size

Returns:

the current width of the screen

setWidth

public void setWidth(int width)

A screen has a size that can be independent from the displays size

Parameters:

width - the new width this screen needs to have

getHeight

public int getHeight()

A screen has a size that can be independent from the displays size

Returns:

the current height of the screen

setHeight

public void setHeight(int height)

A screen has a size that can be independent from the displays size

Parameters:

height - the new width this screen needs to have

getDuration

public int getDuration()

setDuration

public void setDuration(int duration)

getID

public java.lang.Integer getID()

addListener

public void addListener(ScreenListener listener)

removeListener

public void removeListener(ScreenListener listener)

listen

public void listen()

ignore

public void ignore()

addWidget

public void addWidget(Widget w)

Only after a widget is added to a screen the display will show something. Using this function such a widget - that contains the data to be displayed - can be added

Parameters:

w - the widget to be added to the screen