talx.model
Class Settings

java.lang.Object
  talx.util.ShallowSettings
      talx.model.Settings

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class Settings

extends ShallowSettings

This class reads in a given XML file and parses it for a variety of values which it will store in its private variables. It then provides methods for retrieving the values.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes inherited from class talx.util.ShallowSettings

ShallowSettings.MutableSettings, ShallowSettings.ShallowPerson

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class talx.util.ShallowSettings

DRAG_DOWN, DRAG_SELECT, DRAG_UP

Constructor Summary

Settings(java.lang.String filename, java.lang.String fileRoot)
This constructor builds up an XML Document of Nodes from the given XML file and then calls the method parse to retrieve the values of certain nodes.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getFeatureDirectory() Returns the subdirectory where feature-specific information should be stored.
Person[]	getPersons() Returns the list of email buddies.
java.lang.String	getPictureDirectory() Returns the subdirectory with the buddy pictures, and other user-specific pictures.
Player[]	getPlayers() Returns the list of game buddies.
java.lang.String	getUserDirectory() Returns the subdirectory with the buddy pictures, and other user-specific pictures.

Methods inherited from class talx.util.ShallowSettings

getAddress, getAnsweredCaption, getArchiveCaption, getArchiveSubject, getAutoDelete, getBlankText, getBuddyHeight, getBuddyWidth, getBuilder, getButtonColor, getCaretBlink, getCaretColor, getCaretWidth, getComposerClass, getComposerClassParameter, getComposerColor, getComposerIBar, getDateFormat, getDecorated, getDefaultCaption, getDefaultSubject, getDefaultText, getDialogsClassParameter, getDragMode, getEmptyArchiveText, getEmptyCaption, getFeatures, getFont, getFontSize, getInboxClass, getInboxClassParameter, getInboxColor, getInboxHighlightColor, getInboxOnRight, getInboxWidth, getInFilters, getInitialHandlerClass, getInitiateCaption, getLoggerClass, getLoggerParam, getOutFilters, getPeopleData, getPercentOfScreen, getPlayerData, getReadCaption, getReaderClass, getReaderClassParameter, getReaderColor, getRealname, getResponseCaption, getScrollDownText, getScrollSpeed, getScrollUpText, getSubjectField, getTALLoggerClass, getText, getUnreadCaption, getUsername, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Settings

public Settings(java.lang.String filename,
                java.lang.String fileRoot)

This constructor builds up an XML Document of Nodes from the given XML file and then calls the method parse to retrieve the values of certain nodes.

Parameters:

filename - The filename of the XML input file.

fileRoot - The location of the user's directory.

Method Detail

getUserDirectory

public java.lang.String getUserDirectory()

Returns the subdirectory with the buddy pictures, and other user-specific pictures.

getPictureDirectory

public java.lang.String getPictureDirectory()

Returns the subdirectory with the buddy pictures, and other user-specific pictures.

getFeatureDirectory

public java.lang.String getFeatureDirectory()

Returns the subdirectory where feature-specific information should be stored.

getPersons

public Person[] getPersons()

Returns the list of email buddies.

getPlayers

public Player[] getPlayers()

Returns the list of game buddies.