edu.northwestern.at.wordhoard.model.search
Interface SearchDefaults

All Known Implementing Classes:

Author, Corpus, Lemma, LemPos, Pos, Speaker, Speech, Word, WordClass, WordPart, Work, WorkPart

public interface SearchDefaults

A supplier of word search criteria defaults.

In the find dialog, users can construct search criteria. The default values for the criteria added by the user are derived from the object that was "focused" when the user opened the dialog.

For example, suppose a word is selected in a work panel, and the the user brings up the find dialog. The default values for the search criteria in the dialog are supplied by the word. If the user adds a spelling criterion, the initial value of the spelling text field is the spelling of the word. If the user adds a lemma criterion, the initial value of the lemma field is the lemma of the first part of the word. If the user adds a work criterion, the initally selected work is the work containing the word. And so on.

In this example, the Word class implements the SearchDefaults interface. getSearchDefault(Spelling.class) returns the spelling of the word. getSearchDefault(Lemma.class) returns the lemma of the first part of the word. getSearchDefault(Work.class) returns the work containing the word. And so on.

Method Summary

SearchCriterion

getSearchDefault(java.lang.Class cls) Gets a search criterion default value.

Method Detail

getSearchDefault

SearchCriterion getSearchDefault(java.lang.Class cls)

Gets a search criterion default value.

Parameters:

cls - Model class of search criterion.

Returns:

Default value for search criterion.