org.uncommons.watchmaker.swing
Class NumericParameterControl<T extends Number & Comparable<T>>

java.lang.Object
  org.uncommons.watchmaker.swing.NumericParameterControl<T>

Type Parameters:

T - The numeric type of this control (e.g. Integer, Double).

All Implemented Interfaces:

EvolutionControl

public class NumericParameterControl<T extends Number & Comparable<T>>
extends Object
implements EvolutionControl

A GUI control that allows the user to set/update the value of a numeric parameter.

Author:

Daniel Dyer

Constructor Summary

NumericParameterControl(T minimum, T maximum, T stepSize, T initialValue)

Method Summary

JSpinner	getControl()
NumberGenerator<T>	getNumberGenerator() Returns a number generator that simply returns the current value contained in the spinner field.
void	reset() Resets the control to its initial configuration.
void	setDescription(String description) Provides a textual description of the purpose of the control.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

NumericParameterControl

public NumericParameterControl(T minimum,
                               T maximum,
                               T stepSize,
                               T initialValue)

Method Detail

getControl

public JSpinner getControl()

Specified by:

getControl in interface EvolutionControl

Returns:

The GUI component used by this control.

reset

public void reset()

Resets the control to its initial configuration.

Specified by:

reset in interface EvolutionControl

getNumberGenerator

public NumberGenerator<T> getNumberGenerator()

Returns a number generator that simply returns the current value contained in the spinner field.

Returns:

A number generator that can be used to control an evolutionary program.

setDescription

public void setDescription(String description)

Provides a textual description of the purpose of the control. This may be displayed somewhere on the GUI component (typically as tooltip text).

Specified by:

setDescription in interface EvolutionControl

Parameters:

description - The description of the control.