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   1://////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   2:/**
   3:* This class creates a frame with a JEditorPane for loading HTML
   4:* help files
   5:*/
   6://package goes here
   7:import java.io.*;
   8:import javax.swing.event.*;
   9:import javax.swing.*;
  10:import java.net.*;
  11:import java.awt.event.*;
  12:import java.awt.*;
  13:
  14:public class HelpWindow extends JFrame implements ActionListener{
  15:    private final int WIDTH = 600;
  16:    private final int HEIGHT = 400;
  17:    private JEditorPane editorpane;
  18:    private URL helpURL;
  19://////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  20:/**
  21: * HelpWindow constructor
  22: * @param String and URL
  23: */
  24:public HelpWindow(String title, URL hlpURL) {
  25:    super(title);
  26:    helpURL = hlpURL; 
  27:    editorpane = new JEditorPane();
  28:    editorpane.setEditable(false);
  29:    try {
  30:        editorpane.setPage(helpURL);
  31:    } catch (Exception ex) {
  32:        ex.printStackTrace();
  33:    }
  34:    //anonymous inner listener
  35:    editorpane.addHyperlinkListener(new HyperlinkListener() {
  36:        public void hyperlinkUpdate(HyperlinkEvent ev) {
  37:            try {
  38:                if (ev.getEventType() == HyperlinkEvent.EventType.ACTIVATED) {
  39:                    editorpane.setPage(ev.getURL());
  40:                }
  41:            } catch (IOException ex) {
  42:                //put message in window
  43:                ex.printStackTrace();
  44:            }
  45:        }
  46:    });
  47:    getContentPane().add(new JScrollPane(editorpane));
  48:    addButtons();
  49:    // no need for listener just dispose
  50:    setDefaultCloseOperation(DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);
  51:    // dynamically set location
  52:    calculateLocation();
  53:    setVisible(true);
  54:    // end constructor
  55:}
  56:/**
  57: * An Actionlistener so must implement this method
  58: *
  59: */
  60:public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
  61:    String strAction = e.getActionCommand();
  62:    URL tempURL;
  63:    try {
  64:        if (strAction == "Contents") {
  65:            tempURL = editorpane.getPage();
  66:            editorpane.setPage(helpURL);
  67:        }
  68:        if (strAction == "Close") {
  69:            // more portable if delegated
  70:            processWindowEvent(new WindowEvent(this,
  71:                WindowEvent.WINDOW_CLOSING));
  72:        }
  73:    } catch (IOException ex) {
  74:        ex.printStackTrace();
  75:    }
  76:}
  77:/**
  78: * add buttons at the south
  79: */
  80:private void addButtons() {
  81:    JButton btncontents = new JButton("Contents");
  82:    btncontents.addActionListener(this);
  83:    JButton btnclose = new JButton("Close");
  84:    btnclose.addActionListener(this);
  85:    //put into JPanel
  86:    JPanel panebuttons = new JPanel();
  87:    panebuttons.add(btncontents);
  88:    panebuttons.add(btnclose);
  89:    //add panel south
  90:    getContentPane().add(panebuttons, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
  91:}
  92:/**
  93: * locate in middle of screen
  94: */
  95:private void calculateLocation() {
  96:    Dimension screendim = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize();
  97:    setSize(new Dimension(WIDTH, HEIGHT));
  98:    int locationx = (screendim.width - WIDTH) / 2;
  99:    int locationy = (screendim.height - HEIGHT) / 2;
100:    setLocation(locationx, locationy);
101:}
102:public static void main(String [] args){  
 103:    URL index = ClassLoader.getSystemResource("index.html");
104:    new HelpWindow("Test", index);
105:
106:}
107:}//end HelpWindow class
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