preferencepanel.java

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package com.sun.electric.tool.user.dialogs.options;

import com.sun.electric.database.hierarchy.Library;
import com.sun.electric.technology.Technology;
import com.sun.electric.tool.user.dialogs.EDialog;

import javax.swing.JPanel;

/**
 * This class defines a superstructure for a panel in the Preferences dialog.
 */
public class PreferencePanel extends EDialog
{
	protected Technology curTech = Technology.getCurrent();
	protected Library curLib = Library.getCurrent();

	private boolean inited = false;

	public PreferencePanel(java.awt.Frame parent, boolean modal)
	{
		super(parent, modal);
	}

	/** return the panel to use for this preferences tab. */
	public JPanel getPanel() { return null; }

	/** return the name of this preferences tab. */
	public String getName() { return ""; }

	/** Method to tell whether this preferences tab has been initialized.
	 * @return true if this preferences tab has been initialized.
	 */
	public boolean isInited() { return inited; }

	/**
	 * Method to mark that this preferences tab has been initialized.
	 */
	public void setInited() { inited = true; }

	/**
	 * Method to return the current technology for use in all preferences tabs.
	 * @return the current technology.
	 */
    public Technology getTech() { return curTech; }

	/**
	 * Method called at the start of the dialog.
	 * Caches current values and displays them in the Frame tab.
	 */
	public void init() {}

	/**
	 * Method called when the "OK" panel is hit.
	 * Updates any changed fields in the Frame tab.
	 */
	public void term() {}

	/**
	 * Method called when the factory reset is requested.
	 */
	public void reset() {}

	/**
	 * Method called when the factory reset is requested for just one panel.
	 * @return true if the panel could be reset "in place" without redisplay.
	 */
	public boolean resetThis() { return false; }
}