Package edu.umd.cs.piccolo.event

Class PDragEventHandler

java.lang.Object

edu.umd.cs.piccolo.event.PBasicInputEventHandler

edu.umd.cs.piccolo.event.PDragSequenceEventHandler

edu.umd.cs.piccolo.event.PDragEventHandler

All Implemented Interfaces:

PInputEventListener, EventListener

public class PDragEventHandler
extends PDragSequenceEventHandler

PDragEventHandler is a simple event handler for dragging a node on the canvas.

Version:

1.0

Author:

Jesse Grosjean

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
PDragEventHandler()	Constructs a drag event handler which defaults to not moving the node to the front on drag.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected void	drag(PInputEvent event)	Moves the dragged node in proportion to the drag distance.
protected void	endDrag(PInputEvent event)	Clears the current drag node.
protected PNode	getDraggedNode()	Returns the node that is currently being dragged, or null if none.
boolean	getMoveToFrontOnPress()	Returns whether this drag event handler has been informed to move nodes to the front of all other on drag.
protected void	setDraggedNode(PNode draggedNode)	Set's the node that is currently being dragged.
void	setMoveToFrontOnPress(boolean moveToFrontOnPress)	Informs this drag event handler whether it should move nodes to the front when they are dragged.
protected boolean	shouldStartDragInteraction(PInputEvent event)	Returns whether the given event should be start a drag interaction.
protected void	startDrag(PInputEvent event)	Starts a drag event and moves the dragged node to the front if this handler has been directed to do so with a call to setMoveToFrontOnDrag.

Methods inherited from class edu.umd.cs.piccolo.event.PDragSequenceEventHandler

dragActivityFinalStep, dragActivityFirstStep, dragActivityStep, getDragActivity, getMinDragStartDistance, getMousePressedCanvasPoint, isDragging, mouseDragged, mousePressed, mouseReleased, setIsDragging, setMinDragStartDistance, startDragActivity, stopDragActivity

Methods inherited from class edu.umd.cs.piccolo.event.PBasicInputEventHandler

acceptsEvent, getEventFilter, keyboardFocusGained, keyboardFocusLost, keyPressed, keyReleased, keyTyped, mouseClicked, mouseEntered, mouseExited, mouseMoved, mouseWheelRotated, mouseWheelRotatedByBlock, paramString, processEvent, setEventFilter

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

PDragEventHandler

public PDragEventHandler()

Constructs a drag event handler which defaults to not moving the node to the front on drag.

Method Details

getDraggedNode

protected PNode getDraggedNode()

Returns the node that is currently being dragged, or null if none.

Returns:

node being dragged or null

setDraggedNode

protected void setDraggedNode(PNode draggedNode)

Set's the node that is currently being dragged.

Parameters:

draggedNode - node to be flagged as this handler's current drag node

shouldStartDragInteraction

protected boolean shouldStartDragInteraction(PInputEvent event)

Returns whether the given event should be start a drag interaction.

Overrides:

shouldStartDragInteraction in class PDragSequenceEventHandler

Parameters:

event - the event being tested

Returns:

true if event is a valid start drag event

startDrag

protected void startDrag(PInputEvent event)

Starts a drag event and moves the dragged node to the front if this handler has been directed to do so with a call to setMoveToFrontOnDrag.

Overrides:

startDrag in class PDragSequenceEventHandler

Parameters:

event - The Event responsible for the start of the drag

drag

protected void drag(PInputEvent event)

Moves the dragged node in proportion to the drag distance.

Overrides:

drag in class PDragSequenceEventHandler

Parameters:

event - event representing the drag

endDrag

protected void endDrag(PInputEvent event)

Clears the current drag node.

Overrides:

endDrag in class PDragSequenceEventHandler

Parameters:

event - Event reponsible for the end of the drag. Usually a "Mouse Up" event.

getMoveToFrontOnPress

public boolean getMoveToFrontOnPress()

Returns whether this drag event handler has been informed to move nodes to the front of all other on drag.

Returns:

true if dragging a node will move it to the front

setMoveToFrontOnPress

public void setMoveToFrontOnPress(boolean moveToFrontOnPress)

Informs this drag event handler whether it should move nodes to the front when they are dragged. Default is false.

Parameters:

moveToFrontOnPress - true if dragging a node should move it to the front