File 'gui/watchArray.cls' (part of 'Pool_GuiBase')

Description (short): Watch the contents of an array variable.
Written by: Andreas Kupries
Description: Generation and maintenance of a variable watcher display.
Keywords: watch array variable, array variable watching, animated feedback, feedback

Class 'watchArray'

Description

Instances of this class are coupled to an array variable, then display its current contents, tracking any changes made to it.

Superclasses

watchAManager

Options

varnamecolor
varvaluecolor

Methods

public: BuildDisplay ()
Map2Lines ()
clearDisplay ()
createSubwidgets ()
initDisplay ()
updateDisplay ()

Membervariables

public: keys
maxKey
sortedKeys

Options

-varnamecolor: The name of the color to use for the variable name.
default value: red
-varvaluecolor: The name of the color to use for the variable contents.
default value: blue

Methods

BuildDisplay ()

Clear the display and recreate it from the ground.

Map2Lines ()

Build a map associating the keys of the array we are connected to to lines in our text widget.

clearDisplay ()

Method required by the superclass watchManager initialize the display after changes to -variable (but not the contents of the associated variable!)

createSubwidgets ()

Overrides watchAManager:createSubwidgets
Called after object construction. Generates the internal widgets and their layout.

initDisplay ()

Overrides watchAManager:initDisplay
Method required by the superclass watchManager initialize the display after changes to -variable (but not the contents of the associated variable!)

updateDisplay ()

Overrides watchAManager:updateDisplay
Method required by the superclass watchManager to propagate changes to the value into the display.

Membervariables

keys: Shadow array mapping the keys in the tracked array to the line in the text widget displaying key and value.
maxKey: Length of longest key, to correct vertical alignment of keys and values.
sortedKeys: The list of keys used in the array referenced by variable, sorted in ascending order, to get stability into the display and no changing of lines due to internals of the hash table.

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BuildDisplay ()
Clear the display and recreate it from the ground.

Map2Lines ()
Build a map associating the keys of the array we are connected to to lines in our text widget.

clearDisplay ()
Method required by the superclass watchManager initialize the display after changes to -variable (but not the contents of the associated variable!)

createSubwidgets ()
Overrides watchAManager:createSubwidgets Called after object construction. Generates the internal widgets and their layout.

initDisplay ()
Overrides watchAManager:initDisplay Method required by the superclass watchManager initialize the display after changes to -variable (but not the contents of the associated variable!)

updateDisplay ()
Overrides watchAManager:updateDisplay Method required by the superclass watchManager to propagate changes to the value into the display.