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:: com :: sun :: star :: frame ::

interface XFrame
Base Interfaces
XFrame
┗ ::com::sun::star::lang::XComponent

::com::sun::star::lang::XComponent
(referenced interface's summary:)
allows to exclicitly free resources and break cyclic references.
Description
a frame object can be considered to be an "anchor" object where a component can be attached to.

A frame can be (it's not a must!) a part of a frame tree. If not this frame willn't be accessible by using the api. This mode make sense for previews. The root node of the tree can be a Desktop implementation.

See also
Desktop
Developers Guide
OfficeDev - Creating Frames Manually - Frame Creation
OfficeDev - Frames - Linking Components and Windows
OfficeDev - Component - Frames - XFrame - Frame Setup
OfficeDev - Component - Getting Frames, Controllers and Models from Each Other
OfficeDev - Frame-Controller-Model Paradigm in Apache OpenOffice

Methods' Summary
initialize is called to initialize the frame within a window - the container window.  
getContainerWindow provides access to the container window of the frame.  
setCreator sets the frame container that created this frame.  
getCreator provides access to the creator (parent) of this frame  
getName access to the name property of this frame  
setName sets the name of the frame.  
findFrame searches for a frame with the specified name.  
isTop determines if the frame is a top frame.  
activate activates this frame and thus the component within.  
deactivate is called by the creator frame when another sub-frame gets activated.  
isActive determines if the frame is active.  
setComponent sets a new component into the frame or release an existing one from a frame.  
getComponentWindow provides access to the component window  
getController provides access to the controller  
contextChanged notifies the frame that the context of the controller within this frame changed (i.e. the selection).  
addFrameActionListener registers an event listener, which will be called when certain things happen to the components within this frame or within sub-frames of this frame.  
removeFrameActionListener unregisters an event listener  
Methods' Details
initialize
void
initialize( [in] ::com::sun::star::awt::XWindow  xWindow );

Description
is called to initialize the frame within a window - the container window.

This window will be used as parent for the component window and to support some UI relevant features of the frame service. Note: Re-parenting mustn't supported by a real frame implementation! It's designed for initializing - not for setting.

This frame will take over ownership of the window refered from xWindow. Thus, the previous owner is not allowed to dispose this window anymore.

Parameter xWindow
the new container window
See also
XFrame::getContainerWindow()
getContainerWindow
::com::sun::star::awt::XWindow
getContainerWindow();

Description
provides access to the container window of the frame.

Normally this is used as the parent window of the component window.

Returns
the container window of this frame
See also
XFrame::initialize()
setCreator
[oneway] void
setCreator( [in] XFramesSupplier  Creator );

Description
sets the frame container that created this frame.

Only the creator is allowed to call this method. But creator doesn't mean the implementation which creates this instance ... it means the parent frame of the frame hierarchy. Because; normaly a frame should be created by using the api and is neccessary for searches inside the tree (e.g. XFrame::findFrame())

Parameter Creator
the creator (parent) of this frame
See also
XFrame::getCreator()
getCreator
XFramesSupplier
getCreator();

Description
provides access to the creator (parent) of this frame
Returns
the frame container that created and contains this frame.
See also
XFrame::setCreator()
getName
string
getName();

Description
access to the name property of this frame
Returns
the programmatic name of this frame.
See also
XFrame::setName()
setName
[oneway] void
setName( [in] string  aName );

Description
sets the name of the frame.

Normally the name of the frame is set initially (e.g. by the creator). The name of a frame will be used for identifying it if a frame search was started. These searches can be forced by:

Note: Special targets like "_blank", "_self" etc. are not allowed. That's why frame names shouldn't start with a sign "_".

Parameter aName
the new programmatic name of this frame
See also
XFrame::findFrame(), XFrame::getName(), XDispatchProvider, XComponentLoader
findFrame
XFrame
findFrame( [in] string  aTargetFrameName,
[in] long  nSearchFlags );

Description
searches for a frame with the specified name.

Frames may contain other frames (e.g., a frameset) and may be contained in other frames. This hierarchy is searched with this method. First some special names are taken into account, i.e. "", "_self", "_top", "_blank" etc. SearchFlags is ignored when comparing these names with TargetFrameName; further steps are controlled by SearchFlags. If allowed, the name of the frame itself is compared with the desired one, and then ( again if allowed ) the method is called for all children of the frame. Finally may be called for the siblings and then for parent frame (if allowed).

List of special target names:

""/"_self"address the starting frame itself
"_parent"address the direct parent frame only
"_top"address the top frame of this subtree of the frametree
"_blank"creates a new top frame

If no frame with the given name is found, a new top frame is created; if this is allowed by a special flag FrameSearchFlag::CREATE. The new frame also gets the desired name.

Parameter aTargetFrameName
identify
  • (a) a special target ("_blank","_self" ...) or
  • (b) any well known frame
    • to search it inside the current hierarchy
Parameter nSearchFlags
optional parameter to regulate search if no special target was used for TargetFrameName
See also
FrameSearchFlag
isTop
boolean
isTop();

Description
determines if the frame is a top frame.

In general a top frame is the frame which is a direct child of a task frame or which does not have a parent. Possible frame searches must stop the search at such a frame unless the flag FrameSearchFlag::TASKS is set.

Returns
true if frame supports top frame specification
false otherwise
activate
[oneway] void
activate();

Description
activates this frame and thus the component within.

At first the frame sets itself as the active frame of its creator by calling XFramesSupplier::setActiveFrame(), then it broadcasts an FrameActionEvent with FrameAction::FRAME_ACTIVATED. The component within this frame may listen to this event to grab the focus on activation; for simple components this can be done by the FrameLoader.

Finally, most frames may grab the focus to one of its windows or forward the activation to a sub-frame.

See also
XFrame::deactivate(), XFrame::isActive()
deactivate
[oneway] void
deactivate();

Description
is called by the creator frame when another sub-frame gets activated.

At first the frame deactivates its active sub-frame, if any. Then broadcasts a FrameActionEvent with FrameAction::FRAME_DEACTIVATING.

See also
XFrame::activate(), XFrame::isActive()
isActive
boolean
isActive();

Description
determines if the frame is active.
Returns
true for active or UI active frames
false otherwise
See also
XFrame::activate(), XFrame::deactivate()
setComponent
boolean
setComponent( [in] ::com::sun::star::awt::XWindow  xComponentWindow,
[in] XController  xController );

Description
sets a new component into the frame or release an existing one from a frame.
Parameter xComponentWindow
the window of the new component or NULL for release

A valid component window should be a child of the frame container window.

Parameter xController
the controller of the new component or NULL for release

Simple components may implement a ::com::sun::star::awt::XWindow only. In this case no controller must be given here.

Returns
trueif setting of new component or release of an existing one was successfully
false otherwise (especialy, if an existing controller disagree within his XController::suspend() call)
See also
XFrame::getComponentWindow(), XFrame::getContainerWindow(), XFrame::getController()
getComponentWindow
::com::sun::star::awt::XWindow
getComponentWindow();

Description
provides access to the component window

Note: Don't dispose this window - the frame is the owner of it.

Returns
the current visible component in this frame
or NULL if no one currently exist
See also
XFrame::setComponent()
getController
XController
getController();

Description
provides access to the controller

Note: Don't dispose it - the frame is the owner of it. Use XController::getFrame() to dispose the frame after you the controller agreed with a XController::suspend() call.

Returns
the current controller within this frame
or NULL if no one currently exist
See also
XFrame::setComponent()
contextChanged
void
contextChanged();

Description
notifies the frame that the context of the controller within this frame changed (i.e. the selection).

According to a call to this interface, the frame calls XFrameEventListener::frameAction with FrameAction::CONTEXT_CHANGED to all listeners which are registered using XFrame::addFrameActionListener. For external controllers this event can be used to requery dispatches.

See also
XFrameEventListener, FrameAction, XFrame::addFrameActionListener()
addFrameActionListener
[oneway] void
addFrameActionListener( [in] XFrameActionListener  xListener );

Description
registers an event listener, which will be called when certain things happen to the components within this frame or within sub-frames of this frame.

E.g., it is possible to determine instantiation/destruction and activation/deactivation of components.

Parameter xListener
specifies the listener which will be informed
See also
XFrame::removeFrameActionListener()
removeFrameActionListener
[oneway] void
removeFrameActionListener( [in] XFrameActionListener  xListener );

Description
unregisters an event listener
Parameter xListener
specifies the listener which willn't be informed any longer
See also
XFrame::addFrameActionListener()
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