org.terrier.applications.desktop.filehandling

Class AssociationFileOpener

java.lang.Object

org.terrier.applications.desktop.filehandling.AssociationFileOpener

All Implemented Interfaces:

FileOpener

public class AssociationFileOpener
extends Object
implements FileOpener

This class implements the interface FileOpener, using a properties file for storing the file associations.

Author:

Vassilis Plachouras

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected ApplicationSelector	appSelector The application selector dialog.
protected String	description The header information describing the properties file.
protected Properties	fileAssoc The properties which correspond to the file associations.
protected static org.apache.log4j.Logger	logger
protected String	propFilename The name of the properties file in which the assocciations are stored.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AssociationFileOpener()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	load() Loaads the file assocciations to use from a properties file.
void	open(String filename) Opens the file with the given name, using either a pre-defined, or a user-defined application.
void	save() Saves the used file assocciations to a properties file.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

logger

protected static final org.apache.log4j.Logger logger

appSelector

protected ApplicationSelector appSelector

The application selector dialog.

fileAssoc

protected Properties fileAssoc

The properties which correspond to the file associations.

description

protected final String description

The header information describing the properties file.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

propFilename

protected final String propFilename

The name of the properties file in which the assocciations are stored.

Constructor Detail

AssociationFileOpener

public AssociationFileOpener()

Method Detail

open

public void open(String filename)

Opens the file with the given name, using either a pre-defined, or a user-defined application. It assumes that

Specified by:

open in interface FileOpener

Parameters:

filename - the name of the file to open.

save

public void save()

Saves the used file assocciations to a properties file.

Specified by:

save in interface FileOpener

load

public void load()

Loaads the file assocciations to use from a properties file.

Specified by:

load in interface FileOpener