mae.sss
Class DemoMenu

java.lang.Object
  mae.sss.DemoMenu

public class DemoMenu

extends java.lang.Object

Adds various static methods to SSS, a less capable version of Menu class

Method Summary

static java.applet.Applet	getApplet() Returns the calling Applet, if any
static java.lang.Class	help() Starts a Teacher session from SSS
static void	println(java.lang.Object x) Prints the object into system output
static java.lang.Object[]	sort(java.lang.Object[] a) Sort the array in ascending order.
static java.lang.Class	systemClass(java.lang.String name) Chooses system class by name (including extensions and the class path)
static void	teach(java.lang.String s) Starts a Teacher session from a named resource
static java.awt.Frame	toFrame(java.awt.Component c) If the Component is already on a Frame, returns it.
static java.awt.Component[]	toTree(java.awt.Container c) Shows the containment hierarchy of Container c (possibly JComponent).
static javax.swing.tree.TreeNode[]	toTree(javax.swing.tree.TreeNode n) Shows the contents of a TreeNode; returns an array of nodes
static java.lang.Class	version() Shows SSS version (splash screen)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getApplet

public static java.applet.Applet getApplet()

Returns the calling Applet, if any

help

public static java.lang.Class help()

Starts a Teacher session from SSS

teach

public static void teach(java.lang.String s)

Starts a Teacher session from a named resource

systemClass

public static java.lang.Class systemClass(java.lang.String name)
                                   throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Chooses system class by name (including extensions and the class path)

Throws:

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

println

public static void println(java.lang.Object x)

Prints the object into system output

toFrame

public static java.awt.Frame toFrame(java.awt.Component c)

If the Component is already on a Frame, returns it.

 Otherwise, adds it into a new Jframe
 If it is an Applet, invokes init() and start()
 Invokes pack() and show() on the new JFrame
 

toTree

public static java.awt.Component[] toTree(java.awt.Container c)

Shows the containment hierarchy of Container c (possibly JComponent).

Returns an array of Components within c.

toTree

public static javax.swing.tree.TreeNode[] toTree(javax.swing.tree.TreeNode n)

Shows the contents of a TreeNode; returns an array of nodes

sort

public static java.lang.Object[] sort(java.lang.Object[] a)

Sort the array in ascending order. Objects need not be Comparable, they are sorted as Strings

version

public static java.lang.Class version()

Shows SSS version (splash screen)