Eclipse Rich Ajax Platform
Release 1.3

org.eclipse.swt.dnd
Class URLTransfer

java.lang.Object
  extended byorg.eclipse.swt.dnd.Transfer
      extended byorg.eclipse.swt.dnd.ByteArrayTransfer
          extended byorg.eclipse.swt.dnd.URLTransfer

public class URLTransfer
extends ByteArrayTransfer

The class URLTransfer provides a platform specific mechanism for converting text in URL format represented as a java String to a platform specific representation of the data and vice versa. The string must contain a fully specified url.

An example of a java String containing a URL is shown below:

     String url = "http://www.eclipse.org";
 

Since:
1.3
See Also:
Transfer

Method Summary
static URLTransfer getInstance()
          Returns the singleton instance of the URLTransfer class.
protected  int[] getTypeIds()
          Returns the platform specific ids of the data types that can be converted using this transfer agent.
protected  String[] getTypeNames()
          Returns the platform specific names of the data types that can be converted using this transfer agent.
 void javaToNative(Object object, TransferData transferData)
          This implementation of javaToNative converts a URL represented by a java String to a platform specific representation.
 Object nativeToJava(TransferData transferData)
          This implementation of nativeToJava converts a platform specific representation of a URL to a java String.
protected  boolean validate(Object object)
          Test that the object is of the correct format for this Transfer class.
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.swt.dnd.ByteArrayTransfer
getSupportedTypes, isSupportedType
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.swt.dnd.Transfer
registerType
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Method Detail

getInstance

public static URLTransfer getInstance()
Returns the singleton instance of the URLTransfer class.

Returns:
the singleton instance of the URLTransfer class

javaToNative

public void javaToNative(Object object,
                         TransferData transferData)
This implementation of javaToNative converts a URL represented by a java String to a platform specific representation.

Overrides:
javaToNative in class ByteArrayTransfer
Parameters:
object - a java String containing a URL
transferData - an empty TransferData object that will be filled in on return with the platform specific format of the data
See Also:
Transfer.nativeToJava(org.eclipse.swt.dnd.TransferData)

nativeToJava

public Object nativeToJava(TransferData transferData)
This implementation of nativeToJava converts a platform specific representation of a URL to a java String.

Overrides:
nativeToJava in class ByteArrayTransfer
Parameters:
transferData - the platform specific representation of the data to be converted
Returns:
a java String containing a URL if the conversion was successful; otherwise null
See Also:
Transfer.javaToNative(java.lang.Object, org.eclipse.swt.dnd.TransferData)

getTypeIds

protected int[] getTypeIds()
Description copied from class: Transfer
Returns the platform specific ids of the data types that can be converted using this transfer agent.

Specified by:
getTypeIds in class Transfer
Returns:
the platform specific ids of the data types that can be converted using this transfer agent

getTypeNames

protected String[] getTypeNames()
Description copied from class: Transfer
Returns the platform specific names of the data types that can be converted using this transfer agent.

Specified by:
getTypeNames in class Transfer
Returns:
the platform specific names of the data types that can be converted using this transfer agent.

validate

protected boolean validate(Object object)
Description copied from class: Transfer
Test that the object is of the correct format for this Transfer class.

Overrides:
validate in class Transfer
Parameters:
object - a java representation of the data to be converted
Returns:
true if object is of the correct form for this transfer type

Eclipse Rich Ajax Platform
Release 1.3

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