IlvGraphic (Rogue Wave JViews 9.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- ilog.views.IlvGraphic

All Implemented Interfaces:

IlvPersistentObject, IlvBlinkingObject, IlvBaseTextDirectionInterface, Transferable, Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

IlvAbstractCrossingGraphic, IlvAbstractCrossingGraphic, IlvActivityGraphic, IlvApp6aGraphic, IlvArc, IlvBalloon, IlvBidiGraphic, IlvBracket, IlvComponentGraphic, IlvDefaultManagerFrameGraphic, IlvDiamond, ilog.views.sdm.renderer.graphlayout.util.IlvDynamicBean, IlvEllipse, IlvExpandCollapseMarker, IlvFontMarker, IlvGeneralPath, IlvGraphicHandle, IlvGraphicPath, IlvGroupFrame, IlvHTMLText, IlvHyperEdge, IlvHyperEdgeConnector, IlvIcon, IlvJComponentGraphic, IlvLine, IlvLinkImage, IlvMarker, IlvPolyPoints, IlvRectangle, IlvSelection, IlvTimeIndicator
```
public abstract class IlvGraphic
extends Object
implements Serializable, Transferable, IlvPersistentObject, IlvBlinkingObject, IlvBaseTextDirectionInterface
```
IlvGraphic is the abstract base class for all graphic objects managed by an IlvManager instance.
Overview
All standard graphical objects inherit from IlvGraphic, examples of this are IlvRectangle, IlvLine, IlvText and IlvLinkImage. A collection of graphic objects is managed using a graphic bag, that is, a class that implements the IlvGraphicBag interface. An example of a graphic bag is the IlvManager class. IlvGraphic is used as the base object for specialized graphic objects.
Potentially persistent properties are stored in IlvGraphic instances using implementations of the IlvNamedProperty abstract class.

Creating Custom Graphic Objects
The following methods have to be overridden to create a customized graphic object:
- public IlvGraphic copy()
- public void draw(Graphics graphic, IlvTransformer trans)
- public IlvRect boundingBox(IlvTransformer trans)
- public void applyTransform(IlvTransformer trans)
Note: these methods are called frequently, custom overrides must be optimized to ensure maximum performance.

Although not mandatory, it is often necessary to override the following methods:
- contains(IlvPoint p, IlvPoint tp, IlvTransformer t)
- intersects(IlvRect rect, IlvRect trect,IlvTransformer t)
- inside(IlvRect rect, IlvRect trect, IlvTransformer t)
The following code example shows a very simple customized graphic object.
```
 public class SimpleRectangle extends IlvGraphic {
   protected final IlvRect drawrect = new IlvRect();

   public SimpleRectangle(){
     this(new IlvRect(10, 10, 30, 20));
   }

   public SimpleRectangle(IlvRect rect) {
     super();
     drawrect.reshape(rect.x, rect.y, rect.width, rect.height);
   }

   public SimpleRectangle(SimpleRectangle source){
     super(source);
     drawrect.reshape(source.drawrect.x, source.drawrect.y,
                      source.drawrect.width, source.drawrect.height);
   }

   public IlvGraphic copy() {
     return new SimpleRectangle(this);
   }

   public void draw(Graphics graphic, IlvTransformer trans) {
     graphic.setColor(Color.GREEN);
     IlvRect tmprect = new IlvRect();
     tmprect.reshape(drawrect.x, drawrect.y,
                     drawrect.width, drawrect.height);
     trans.applyFloor(tmprect);
     graphic.fillRect((int)tmprect.x,
                 (int)tmprect.y,
                 (int)tmprect.width+1,
                 (int)tmprect.height+1);
   }

   public IlvRect boundingBox(IlvTransformer trans) {
     IlvRect rect = new IlvRect(drawrect);
     if (!(trans == null || trans.isIdentity()))
       trans.apply(rect);
     return rect;
   }

   public void applyTransform(IlvTransformer trans) {
     if (trans == null || trans.isIdentity())
       return;
     trans.apply(drawrect);
   }
 }
 
```
Using Graphic Objects
The following code example shows how to integrate the SimpleRectangle custom graphic object into a Java application.
```
 public class FrameworkTest extends JFrame {

   IlvManager manager;
   IlvManagerView mgrview;

   public FrameworkTest()
   {
     manager = new IlvManager();
     mgrview = new IlvManagerView(manager);
     mgrview.setBackground(Color.white);
     getContentPane().setLayout(new BorderLayout(0,0));
     getContentPane().add(new IlvJScrollManagerView(mgrview),
                      BorderLayout.CENTER);
     IlvGraphic obj  = new SimpleRectangle();
     manager.addObject(obj, 1, false);
   }

   public static void main(String[] args) {
     JFrame frame = new FrameworkTest();
     frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
     frame.setSize(200,200);
     frame.setVisible(true);
   }
 }
 
```
See IlvManager for a more complete explanation of how to integrate graphic objects into graphic application.
Moving and Transforming Graphic Objects
The bounding box is the rectangle that encompasses the entire drawing area of a graphic object, that is, the smallest rectangle encompassing all elements in the graphic object. The bounding box is used in calculations when an object is moved, resized or transformed inside an IlvManager instance.

A transformation defines the area of a manager that the current view is displaying. It also defines the zoom level and rotation applied to graphic objects inside a manager. Transformation is controlled using an IlvTransformer instance. A transformation that does not translate, rotate or zoom any object is called the identity transformation.

The rectangle returned by the boundingBox(IlvTransformer) method follows the zoom factor of the transformation. If it does not, calls to zoomable() for this manager return false.
IlvGraphic methods that modify the bounding box of a graphic object must only be used by calling the applyToObject method from its manager. For some operations, best practice is to call the corresponding method from the manager. For example, call IlvManager.moveObject instead of IlvGraphic.move. The following examples show equivalent code:
```
  obj.getGraphicBag().applyToObject(obj, new IlvApplyObject() {
    public void apply(IlvGraphic obj, Object arg) {
      IlvPoint p = (IlvPoint)arg;
      obj.move(p.x, p.y);
   }
  }, point, redraw);
 
```
The applyToObject implementation above corresponds to:
```
   manager.moveObject(obj, point.x, point.y, redraw);
 
```
Controlling Object Behavior Using Interactors
Interactive behavior is controlled either by using view interactors such as IlvSelectInteractor associated to the entire manager view or by object interactors associated to each individual graphic object. An object interactor is an instance of IlvObjectInteractor, it is associated to graphic object using setObjectInteractor. For details, see IlvObjectInteractor.
Serializing Graphic Objects
The recommended way to serialize a graphic object is using IVL serialization and not standard Java serialization. This is done by calling methods such as IlvManager.write(String, boolean). Java serialization cannot work for graphic objects such as IlvIcon, these classes manage JDK objects that are not serializable.
Setting Interactive User Information

The IlvGraphic class enables you to add interactive content to you application in the form of tooltips and pop-up menus. The following code example shows how to set the tooltip for an instance of the SimpleRectangle class shown earlier:
First, you need to register the manager view that displays the tooltip:
```
  IlvToolTipManager.registerView(mgrview);
 
```
Then, you assign your tooltip to the graphic objects displayed in mgrview:
```
  IlvGraphic obj = new SimpleRectangle();
  obj.setToolTipText("Simple Rectangle");
 
```
Pop-up menus appear when the pop-up trigger interaction is performed. This occurs when the user right-clicks a graphic object. A pop-up menu allows the user to select actions that are associated with the graphic object. Pop-up menus work like tooltips, that is, your have to register the manager view and associate the pop-up menu at each graphic object.
Pop-up menus use a lot of memory. To optimize your application the Rogue Wave JViews API enables you to share menus among multiple graphic objects. This is done by registering menus directly with the static pop-up menu manager IlvPopupMenuManager. Once a pop-up menu is registered globally, you can allocate it to one or more graphic objects. The following code example shows how to do this:
First, you need to register the manager view that displays the pop-up menu:
```
 IlvPopupMenuManager.registerView(mgrview);
 
```
Then, you assign your pop-up menu to the graphic objects displayed in mgrview:
```
  IlvPopupMenuManager.registerMenu("MENU1", createVerySimpleMenu());
  obj.setPopupMenuName("MENU1");
 
```
The following image shows the SimpleRectangle class with tooltip and pop-up menu visible.

Note: We recommend that you take advantage of the extra functionality found in IlvSimplePopupMenu to create your pop-up menus.
See Also:

IlvManager, IlvGraphicBag, IlvNamedProperty, IlvTransformer, IlvToolTipManager, IlvObjectInteractor, IlvSelectInteractor, IlvPopupMenuManager, IlvSimplePopupMenu, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`IlvGraphic()` Creates a new `IlvGraphic` with the default setting.
`IlvGraphic(IlvGraphic source)` Creates a new `IlvGraphic` by copying an existing one.
`IlvGraphic(IlvInputStream stream)` Reads a graphic object from an `IlvInputStream`.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`void`	`addActionListener(ActionListener listener)` Adds the specified action listener to receive action events from this object.
`void`	`addNamedPropertyListener(NamedPropertyListener listener)` Adds the specified listener to receive events when a named property is added or removed from the graphic object.
`protected void`	`allViewsRemoved()` Called if this object needs view notification and all views displaying this object were removed.
`abstract void`	`applyTransform(IlvTransformer t)` Applies a transformation to the shape of the object.
`void`	`baseTextDirectionChanged(int oldBaseTextDirection, int newBaseTextDirection)` Called when the object is base text direction sensitive and the resolved base text direction has changed.
`void`	`blinkingStateOn(boolean state)` Sets the current state of the blinking.
`IlvRect`	`boundingBox()` Returns the bounding rectangle of the object for the identity transformation.
`abstract IlvRect`	`boundingBox(IlvTransformer t)` Returns the bounding rectangle of the object for a given transformation.
`void`	`callDraw(Graphics dst, IlvTransformer t)` Draws the object.
`void`	`componentOrientationChanged(ComponentOrientation oldOri, ComponentOrientation newOri)` Called when the object is component orientation sensitive and the component orientation has changed.
`boolean`	`contains(IlvPoint p, IlvPoint tp, IlvTransformer t)` Tests if a point lies within the outline of the object.
`abstract IlvGraphic`	`copy()` Returns a copy of this `IlvGraphic` instance.
`abstract void`	`draw(Graphics dst, IlvTransformer t)` Draws the object.
`IlvObjectInteractor`	`getAndAssociateObjectInteractor()` Returns the active object interactor.
`int`	`getBaseTextDirection()` Returns the base direction of the text.
`IlvBlinkingAction`	`getBlinkingAction()` Returns the blinking action of the graphic object.
`IlvBlinkingObjectOwner`	`getBlinkingObjectOwner()` Returns the blinking object owner.
`long`	`getBlinkingOffPeriod()` Returns the duration, in milliseconds, the object is hidden when blinking.
`long`	`getBlinkingOnPeriod()` Returns the duration, in milliseconds, the object is shown when blinking.
`IlvPoint`	`getCenter(IlvTransformer t)` Returns the center point of the graphic object.
`ComponentOrientation`	`getComponentOrientation()` Returns the component orientation of this object.
`String`	`getDefaultInteractor()` Returns the class name of the default interactor.
`IlvGraphicBag`	`getGraphicBag()` Returns the graphic bag that contains the object.
`static IlvGraphic`	`GetGraphicObject(Transferable trans)` A static method that decodes a `Transferable` object.
`IlvPoint`	`getIntersectionWithOutline(IlvPoint innerPoint, IlvPoint outerPoint, IlvTransformer t)` Returns the intersection of the line segment from inner point to outer point with the shape of the graphic object.
`Locale`	`getLocale()` Returns the locale of this object.
`String`	`getName()` Returns the name of the object.
`IlvNamedProperty`	`getNamedProperty(String name)` Returns the named property associated with this graphic object.
`IlvObjectInteractor`	`getObjectInteractor()` Returns the object interactor associated with this object.
`JPopupMenu`	`getPopupMenu()` Returns the Swing pop-up menu set by `setPopupMenu(javax.swing.JPopupMenu)`.
`JPopupMenu`	`getPopupMenu(IlvPoint p, IlvTransformer t, IlvManagerView view, IlvPopupMenuManager popupManager)` Returns the Swing pop-up menu to display when the pop-up is triggered.
`String`	`getPopupMenuName()` Returns the name of the Swing pop-up menu set by `setPopupMenuName(java.lang.String)`.
`Object`	`getProperty(String key)` Returns the value of a property.
`int`	`getResolvedBaseTextDirection()` Returns the resolved base text direction.
`int`	`getToolTipBaseTextDirection()` Returns the base direction of the tooltip text.
`String`	`getToolTipText()` Returns the tooltip set for this graphic object.
`String`	`getToolTipText(IlvPoint p, IlvTransformer t)` Returns the tooltip text to display when the mouse pointer is at a specified location inside the graphic object.
`IlvGraphicBag`	`getTopLevelGraphicBag()` Returns the top level graphic bag.
`Object`	`getTransferData(DataFlavor flavor)` Returns an object that represents the data to be transferred.
`DataFlavor[]`	`getTransferDataFlavors()` Returns an array of `DataFlavor` objects indicating in which flavors the data can be provided.
`ULocale`	`getULocale()` Returns the locale of this object.
`int`	`getZOrderIndex()` Returns the index within the manager layer.
`boolean`	`hasProperty(String key, Object value)` Tests the value of a property.
`boolean`	`inside(IlvRect rect, IlvRect trect, IlvTransformer t)` Tests if a rectangle contains the object.
`boolean`	`intersects(IlvRect rect, IlvRect trect, IlvTransformer t)` Tests if a rectangle overlaps the object.
`protected void`	`invalidateBBoxCache()` Invalidates the bounding box cache.
`protected void`	`invalidateBidiCache()` Invalidates the bidi cache (locale, component orientation and resolved base text direction).
`boolean`	`isBaseTextDirectionSensitive()` Returns `true` if the bounding box of this object depends on the base text direction of this object.
`boolean`	`isComponentOrientationSensitive()` Returns `true` if the bounding box of this object depends on the component orientation of this object.
`boolean`	`isDataFlavorSupported(DataFlavor flavor)` Indicates whether the specified data flavor is supported for this object or not.
`boolean`	`isEditable()` Tests if this graphic object is editable with the selection interactor.
`boolean`	`isInApplyToObject()` Returns `true` if this graphic object is currently treated inside a call to `applyToObject`.
`boolean`	`isLocaleSensitive()` Returns `true` if the bounding box of this object depends on the locale of this object.
`boolean`	`isMovable()` Tests whether this graphic object is movable with the selection interactor.
`boolean`	`isPersistent()` If this method returns `true`, the `IlvGraphic` instance will be saved in IVL files.
`boolean`	`isSelectable()` Tests if this graphic object can be selected with the selection interactor.
`boolean`	`isVisible()` Tests whether this graphic object is visible.
`void`	`localeChanged(ULocale oldLocale, ULocale newLocale)` Called when the object is locale sensitive and the locale has changed.
`IlvSelection`	`makeSelection()` Creates a selection object for this object.
`void`	`move(double x, double y)` Moves the object.
`void`	`move(IlvPoint p)` Moves the object.
`void`	`moveResize(IlvRect size)` Resizes the object.
`protected boolean`	`needsViewNotification()` Returns `true` if this object needs to be notified whenever a manager view is added to or removed from an ancestor manager so that the view displays the graphic object.
`protected void`	`notifyObjectInteractorToManager(IlvObjectInteractor interactor)` Notifies the manager that the object interactor has changed.
`void`	`processActionEvent(ActionEvent event)` Processes action events on this object instance.
`void`	`reDraw()` Redraws this object.
`protected void`	`registerBlinkingResource(Object oldResource, Object newResource)` Registers a blinking drawing resource.
`void`	`removeActionListener(ActionListener listener)` Removes the specified action listener.
`void`	`removeNamedProperty(String name)` Removes the named property associated with this graphic object.
`void`	`removeNamedPropertyListener(NamedPropertyListener listener)` Removes the specified listener so that it no longer receives events from this graphic object when named properties are added or removed.
`boolean`	`removeProperty(String key)` Removes a property.
`boolean`	`replaceProperty(String key, Object value)` Replaces the value of an existing property.
`void`	`resize(double neww, double newh)` Resizes the object.
`void`	`rotate(IlvPoint center, double angle)` Rotates the object.
`void`	`scale(double scalex, double scaley)` Resizes the object.
`void`	`setBackground(Color c)` Changes the background color of the object.
`void`	`setBaseTextDirection(int baseTextDirection)` Changes the base direction of the text.
`protected void`	`setBaseTextDirectionDuringConstruction(int baseTextDirection)` Changes the base direction of the text.
`void`	`setBlinkingAction(IlvBlinkingAction action)` Sets the blinking action of the graphic object.
`void`	`setBlinkingOffPeriod(long offPeriod)` Sets the time the object is hidden when blinking.
`void`	`setBlinkingOnPeriod(long onPeriod)` Sets the time the object is shown when blinking.
`void`	`setEditable(boolean editable)` Allows or disallows editing for this graphic object with the selection interactor.
`void`	`setFillOn(boolean value)` Changes the fill status of the object.
`void`	`setForeground(Color c)` Changes the foreground color of the object.
`void`	`setGraphicBag(IlvGraphicBag bag)` Changes the bag that contains the object.
`boolean`	`setInApplyToObject(boolean v)` Sets whether this graphic object is currently treated inside a call to `applyToObject`.
`void`	`setMovable(boolean movable)` Allows or prohibits movement of this graphic object with the selection interactor.
`void`	`setName(String name)` Sets the name of the object.
`IlvNamedProperty`	`setNamedProperty(IlvNamedProperty property)` Associates a named property with this graphic object.
`void`	`setNameImpl(String name)` Sets the name of the object.
`void`	`setObjectInteractor(IlvObjectInteractor interactor)` Changes the object interactor associated with this object.
`void`	`setPopupMenu(JPopupMenu popup)` Sets the Swing pop-up menu of this object.
`void`	`setPopupMenuName(String popupName)` Sets the Swing pop-up menu of this object by name.
`void`	`setProperty(String key, Object value)` Sets the value of a property.
`void`	`setSelectable(boolean selectable)` Allows or disallows selection for this graphic object with the selection interactor.
`void`	`setStrokeOn(boolean value)` Changes the stroke status of the object.
`void`	`setToolTipBaseTextDirection(int baseTextDirection)` Changes the base direction of the tooltip text.
`void`	`setToolTipText(String text)` Sets the text to display in the tooltip of this object.
`void`	`setVisible(boolean v)` Sets the visibility for this graphic object.
`void`	`setZOrderIndex(int index)` Sets the index within a manager layer.
`String`	`toString()` Returns a string representation of this graphic object.
`void`	`translate(double dx, double dy)` Translates the object.
`protected void`	`updateNeedsViewNotification()` This method should be called when the need for view notification has changed.
`boolean`	`usesBidiMarkers()` Returns `true` if in-place editing implementation uses markers, which should be taken into account in hit-to-point and point-to-hit calculations.
`protected void`	`viewAddedOrRemoved(IlvManagerView view, boolean added)` Called when a view is added to an ancestor manager so that the view displays * this object, or when a view displaying this object is removed from an ancestor * manager.
`void`	`write(IlvOutputStream stream)` Writes this object to an `IlvOutputStream`.
`boolean`	`zoomable()` Returns `true` if the object is zoomable; otherwise it returns `false`.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - IlvGraphic
```
public IlvGraphic()
```
    Creates a new IlvGraphic with the default setting.
    By default a new graphic object is
    - visible
    - editable
    - selectable
    - movable
    See Also:
    
    IlvGraphic, setVisible(boolean), setEditable(boolean), setSelectable(boolean), setMovable(boolean)
  - IlvGraphic
```
public IlvGraphic(IlvGraphic source)
```
    Creates a new IlvGraphic by copying an existing one.
    Persistent properties stored in the object are copied by calling IlvNamedProperty.copy. If this copy method returns null the named property is not copied.
    
    Parameters:
    
    source - The graphic object to be copied.
    
    See Also:
    
    IlvGraphic, IlvNamedProperty.copy()
  - IlvGraphic
```
public IlvGraphic(IlvInputStream stream)
           throws IlvReadFileException
```
    Reads a graphic object from an IlvInputStream.
    Note that any subclass of IlvGraphic, as in any implementation of the interface IlvPersistentObject, must have a constructor with the signature MyGraphicObject(IlvInputStream stream) so that it can be read by IlvInputStream.
    
    When implementing this method, the superclass constructor must be called first. The following example shows how this is done:
```
 public MyGraphicObject(IlvInputStream stream)
   throws IlvReadFileException
 {
   super(stream);
   valueField = stream.readInt("valueFieldName");
 }
 
```
    Parameters:
    
    stream - The input stream to be read from.
    
    Throws:
    
    IlvReadFileException - if the format of stream is not correct.
    
    See Also:
    
    IlvGraphic, IlvPersistentObject, write(IlvOutputStream)
- Method Detail
  - copy
```
public abstract IlvGraphic copy()
```
    Returns a copy of this IlvGraphic instance.
    This abstract method must be implemented when you create a custom graphic object. The implementation can for instance simply call the copy constructor, which is defined like this: public <CLASSNAME>(<CLASSNAME> source).
    
    Returns:
    
    A copy of this IlvGraphic instance.
    
    See Also:
    
    IlvGraphic
  - zoomable
```
public boolean zoomable()
```
    Returns true if the object is zoomable; otherwise it returns false. The default implementation returns true.
    This method does not impact the way the object is drawn, but must return a value which is consistent with the way the draw(Graphics, IlvTransformer) considers the zoom level of the drawing transformer. The purpose of this method is to indicate to the class IlvManager whether the graphic object can be stored in an optimized way (using a quadtree data structure). Zoomable objects can be managed more efficiently than non-zoomable objects.
    
    A graphic object is said to be zoomable if and only if the transformed bounding rectangle returned by boundingBox(t) for any value of transformer t, is contained in the rectangle obtained by applying t to the non-transformed bounding rectangle, as returned by calling boundingBox(id) with the identity transformer id. As mathematical formula:
    for all t holds: obj.boundingBox(t) ≤ t.apply(obj.boundingBox(id))
    
    Note: If this object is contained inside an IlvManager, users must use the method IlvManager.applyToObject(ilog.views.IlvGraphic, ilog.views.IlvApplyObject, java.lang.Object, boolean) for any operation that might change the return value of the method zoomable().
    
    See Also:
    
    IlvGraphic, draw(java.awt.Graphics, ilog.views.IlvTransformer), boundingBox(IlvTransformer), IlvManager
  - setZOrderIndex
```
public final void setZOrderIndex(int index)
```
    Sets the index within a manager layer. You should not call this method, the method is public for implementation purposes. Use IlvIndexedSet.setIndex(ilog.views.IlvGraphic, int) to modify the drawing order, if the manager layer has Z-order indexing enabled.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.5
    
    See Also:
    
    IlvIndexedSet.setZOrdering(boolean)
    
    Internal: do not use!
  - getZOrderIndex
```
public final int getZOrderIndex()
```
    Returns the index within the manager layer. Only used when the manager layer has Z-order indexing enabled.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.5
  - draw
```
public abstract void draw(Graphics dst,
                          IlvTransformer t)
```
    Draws the object.
    Implement this method to draw the object in a transformed manner into the Java Graphics context. Implementations must not draw outside the bounding box for this graphic object. Return the bounding box by calling boundingBox(t), passing in the t parameter.
    If this object is drawn in a view, obtain the current view by calling IlvManagerView.getCurrentView(Graphics), passing the input Graphics. However the view transformation is not necessarily the same as the transformation to be used for this object. Use the input transformation t to draw the object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    dst - The destination Graphics instance.
    
    t - The transformation used to draw the object.
    
    See Also:
    
    callDraw(Graphics,IlvTransformer), boundingBox(IlvTransformer), zoomable(), IlvGraphic
  - callDraw
```
public final void callDraw(Graphics dst,
                           IlvTransformer t)
```
    Draws the object.
    This method preprocesses the graphic object to support blinking, then it simply calls draw(java.awt.Graphics, ilog.views.IlvTransformer).
    This method is designed to be invoked, while draw(java.awt.Graphics, ilog.views.IlvTransformer) is designed to be overridden.
    
    Parameters:
    
    dst - The destination Graphics.
    
    t - The transformation used to draw the object.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.5
    
    See Also:
    
    boundingBox(IlvTransformer), zoomable(), IlvGraphic
  - boundingBox
```
public abstract IlvRect boundingBox(IlvTransformer t)
```
    Returns the bounding rectangle of the object for a given transformation.
    You must implement this method to return the bounding rectangle of the object that is used when the object is drawn with the specified transformer.
    The bounding box for a graphic object is a rectangle that completely encloses the drawing area of the object. The implementation of this method usually does not guarantee that the returned rectangle is the smallest bounding box that encloses the drawing area, only that the drawing area lies entirely within the returned rectangle.
    Since the caller of this method may modify the returned rectangle, your implementation should avoid to return internally stored rectangles, that is, you should return a newly allocated rectangle. The following example shows how to do this:
```
   public IlvRect boundingBox(IlvTransformer t) {
     // drawrect is an internaly stored rectangle
     IlvRect rect = new IlvRect(drawrect);
     if (!(t == null || t.isIdentity()))
       t.apply(rect);
     return rect;
   }
 
```
    Parameters:
    
    t - The transformer used to draw the object. If the transformer is null, the bounding box for the identity transformer is returned.
    
    See Also:
    
    draw(java.awt.Graphics, ilog.views.IlvTransformer), zoomable(), IlvGraphic
  - boundingBox
```
public final IlvRect boundingBox()
```
    Returns the bounding rectangle of the object for the identity transformation. This is the equivalent of calling boundingBox(null). The bounding box for a graphic object is the smallest rectangle containing the entire drawing area of the object.
    
    See Also:
    
    boundingBox(IlvTransformer), IlvGraphic
  - getCenter
```
public IlvPoint getCenter(IlvTransformer t)
```
    Returns the center point of the graphic object. By default, it returns the center of the bounding rectangle. The returned point can be used as rotation center to rotate the object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    t - The transformer used to draw the object. If the transformer is null, the center for the identity transformer is returned.
    
    Returns:
    
    The center point of this graphic object. This point can be used as the center point to rotate the object.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.0
    
    See Also:
    
    IlvGraphic
  - applyTransform
```
public abstract void applyTransform(IlvTransformer t)
```
    Applies a transformation to the shape of the object. A transformation can be applied for instance to move, rotate or resize the object.
    Note that the method must never be called with a null argument.
    
    Parameters:
    
    t - The transformation to be applied.
    
    See Also:
    
    IlvGraphic
  - contains
```
public boolean contains(IlvPoint p,
                        IlvPoint tp,
                        IlvTransformer t)
```
    Tests if a point lies within the outline of the object. The default implementation tests if a point lies inside the bounding rectangle of the object, as computed by the method boundingBox(ilog.views.IlvTransformer) for the transformer t.
    Note: override this method if this implementation is not correct for your customized graphic object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    p - The point to be tested.
    
    tp - The point p transformed by the transformer t.
    
    t - The transformation used to draw the object.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the point lies inside this graphic object.
    
    See Also:
    
    IlvGraphic
  - intersects
```
public boolean intersects(IlvRect rect,
                          IlvRect trect,
                          IlvTransformer t)
```
    Tests if a rectangle overlaps the object. The default implementation tests if a rectangle overlaps the bounding rectangle of the object, as computed by the method boundingBox(ilog.views.IlvTransformer) for the transformer t.
    Note: override this method if this implementation is not correct for your customized graphic object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    rect - The rectangle to be tested.
    
    trect - The rectangle rect transformed by the transformer t.
    
    t - The transformation used to draw the object.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the rectangle overlaps this graphic object.
    
    See Also:
    
    IlvGraphic
  - inside
```
public boolean inside(IlvRect rect,
                      IlvRect trect,
                      IlvTransformer t)
```
    Tests if a rectangle contains the object. The default implementation tests if a rectangle contains the bounding rectangle of the object, as computed by the method boundingBox(ilog.views.IlvTransformer) for the transformer t.
    Note: override this method if this implementation is not correct for your customized graphic object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    rect - The rectangle to be tested.
    
    trect - The rectangle rect transformed by the transformer t.
    
    t - The transformation used to draw the object.
    
    See Also:
    
    IlvGraphic
  - getIntersectionWithOutline
```
public IlvPoint getIntersectionWithOutline(IlvPoint innerPoint,
                                           IlvPoint outerPoint,
                                           IlvTransformer t)
```
    Returns the intersection of the line segment from inner point to outer point with the shape of the graphic object. This method is used the clip links against the shape of the node. The implementation of this method must be robust with respect to the input points: Even if innerPoint is not inside the graphic object, or if outerPoint is not outside the graphic object, it must return a valid point. For instance, if there is no intersection, it can return the start point.
    The default implementation calculates the intersection with the bounding box.
    
    Parameters:
    
    innerPoint - A point usually inside the graphic object, given in manager view coordinates.
    
    outerPoint - A point usually outside of the graphic object, given in manager view coordinates.
    
    t - The transformation used to draw the object.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.1
    
    See Also:
    
    IlvGraphic, IlvClippingLinkConnector
  - move
```
public void move(double x,
                 double y)
```
    Moves the object. Moves the top-left corner of the bounding box of this graphic object to the position (x, y). The position must be given in untransformed coordinates. The default implementation calls translate(double, double) (and this calls applyTransform(ilog.views.IlvTransformer)).
    
    Parameters:
    
    x - The new horizontal position.
    
    y - The new vertical position.
    
    See Also:
    
    IlvGraphic, applyTransform(IlvTransformer)
  - move
```
public void move(IlvPoint p)
```
    Moves the object. Moves the top-left corner of the bounding box of this graphic object to the point p. The position must be given in untransformed coordinates. The default implementation calls move(double, double) (and this calls applyTransform(ilog.views.IlvTransformer)).
    
    Parameters:
    
    p - The new position of the top-left corner.
    
    See Also:
    
    IlvGraphic, applyTransform(IlvTransformer)
  - moveResize
```
public void moveResize(IlvRect size)
```
    Resizes the object. The method sets the bounding rectangle of this graphic object to the rectangle size. The rectangle must be given in untransformed coordinates. The default implementation calculates the difference transformation between the current and the desired bounding box and then calls applyTransform(ilog.views.IlvTransformer) to resize the graphic object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    size - The new bounding rectangle for this object.
    
    See Also:
    
    IlvGraphic, applyTransform(IlvTransformer)
  - translate
```
public void translate(double dx,
                      double dy)
```
    Translates the object. Translates the bounding box of this object by the vector (dx, dy). The vector must be given in untransformed coordinates. The default implementation calls applyTransform(ilog.views.IlvTransformer) to translate the graphic object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    dx - The horizontal translation factor.
    
    dy - The vertical translation factor.
    
    See Also:
    
    IlvGraphic, applyTransform(IlvTransformer)
  - rotate
```
public void rotate(IlvPoint center,
                   double angle)
```
    Rotates the object. Rotates this object by angle degrees around the point center. The center must be given in untransformed coordinates. The default implementation calls applyTransform(ilog.views.IlvTransformer) to rotate the graphic object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    center - The center of the rotation.
    
    angle - The rotation angle in degrees.
    
    See Also:
    
    IlvGraphic, applyTransform(IlvTransformer)
  - scale
```
public void scale(double scalex,
                  double scaley)
```
    Resizes the object. Resizes the bounding rectangle of this object by factor (scalex, scaley). The default implementation calls applyTransform(ilog.views.IlvTransformer) to scale the graphic object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    scalex - The horizontal scaling factor.
    
    scaley - The vertical scaling factor.
    
    See Also:
    
    IlvGraphic, applyTransform(IlvTransformer)
  - resize
```
public void resize(double neww,
                   double newh)
```
    Resizes the object. The bounding rectangle of this object is set to the new width and height (neww, newh). The default implementation calls scale(double, double) (and this calls applyTransform(ilog.views.IlvTransformer)).
    
    Parameters:
    
    neww - The new horizontal width.
    
    newh - The new horizontal height.
    
    See Also:
    
    IlvGraphic, applyTransform(IlvTransformer)
  - setGraphicBag
```
public void setGraphicBag(IlvGraphicBag bag)
```
    Changes the bag that contains the object. This method is used when the object is added to, or removed from, an IlvGraphicBag such as an IlvManager.
    Note: do not call this method directly unless you are creating a custom graphics bag.
    
    Parameters:
    
    bag - The graphic bag to contain this graphic object.
    
    See Also:
    
    IlvGraphic
  - getGraphicBag
```
public final IlvGraphicBag getGraphicBag()
```
    Returns the graphic bag that contains the object. If this object is not part of a graphic bag, null is returned.
    
    See Also:
    
    setGraphicBag(ilog.views.IlvGraphicBag), IlvGraphic
  - getTopLevelGraphicBag
```
public final IlvGraphicBag getTopLevelGraphicBag()
```
    Returns the top level graphic bag. The IlvManager graphic bag is itself a graphic object. Graphic bags and graphic objects can be nested inside other graphic objects or graphic bags. Nesting allows you to create applications that control and display graphic objects inside other graphic objects. If this object is contained in a graphic bag that itself is recursively contained in a graphic bag, then it returns the topmost graphic bag that is not contained in any graphic bag.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 5.0
    
    See Also:
    
    getGraphicBag(), IlvGraphicBag.getGraphicBag(), setGraphicBag(ilog.views.IlvGraphicBag), IlvGraphic
  - setForeground
```
public void setForeground(Color c)
```
    Changes the foreground color of the object. The default implementation does nothing. Override this method to set the foreground color for your custom graphic object.
    Note: not all graphic objects have a foreground color. A call to this method may not do anything.
    
    Parameters:
    
    c - The new foreground color.
    
    See Also:
    
    draw(Graphics, IlvTransformer), setBackground(Color), setFillOn(boolean), setStrokeOn(boolean), IlvGraphic
  - setBackground
```
public void setBackground(Color c)
```
    Changes the background color of the object. The default implementation does nothing. Override this method to set the background color for your custom graphic object.
    Note: not all graphic objects have a background color. A call to this method may not need to do anything.
    
    Parameters:
    
    c - The new background color.
    
    See Also:
    
    draw(Graphics, IlvTransformer), setForeground(Color), setFillOn(boolean), setStrokeOn(boolean), IlvGraphic
  - setFillOn
```
public void setFillOn(boolean value)
```
    Changes the fill status of the object. The default implementation does nothing. Override this method to enable or disable the fill style for your custom graphic object.
    Note: not all graphic objects have a fill style. A call to this method may not need to do anything.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - Set to true to enable the fill style for this graphic object.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 5.5
    
    See Also:
    
    draw(Graphics, IlvTransformer), setBackground(Color), setForeground(Color), setStrokeOn(boolean), IlvGraphic
  - setStrokeOn
```
public void setStrokeOn(boolean value)
```
    Changes the stroke status of the object. The default implementation does nothing. Override this method to enable or disable the stroke for your custom graphic object.
    Note: not all graphic objects have a stroke style. A call to this method may not need to do anything.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - Set to true to enable the stroke in your customized graphic object.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 5.5
    
    See Also:
    
    draw(Graphics, IlvTransformer), setBackground(Color), setForeground(Color), setFillOn(boolean), IlvGraphic
  - reDraw
```
public void reDraw()
```
    Redraws this object. The default implementation calls IlvGraphicBag.reDrawObj(ilog.views.IlvGraphic) from the graphic bag holding this graphic object.
    
    Specified by:
    
    reDraw in interface IlvBlinkingObject
    
    See Also:
    
    draw(Graphics, IlvTransformer), IlvGraphic
  - setName
```
public void setName(String name)
```
    Sets the name of the object. The default implementation calls IlvGraphicBag.setObjectName(ilog.views.IlvGraphic, java.lang.String) from the graphic bag holding this graphic object.
    Note: no two objects contained in an manager can have the same name. If the graphic bag already contains a graphic object called name, this graphic object will not be re-named.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The new name for this graphic object.
    
    See Also:
    
    IlvManager.setObjectName(ilog.views.IlvGraphic, java.lang.String)
  - setNameImpl
```
public void setNameImpl(String name)
```
    Sets the name of the object. You should not call this method, the method is public for implementation purposes.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 5.0
    
    Internal: do not use!
  - getName
```
public String getName()
```
    Returns the name of the object.
  - removeProperty
```
public boolean removeProperty(String key)
```
    Removes a property.
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - The key of the property to be removed. The key null is not allowed.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the property was found and has been removed.
    
    See Also:
    
    getProperty(String), setProperty(String, Object), replaceProperty(String, Object), IlvGraphic
  - setProperty
```
public void setProperty(String key,
                        Object value)
```
    Sets the value of a property. The method sets the value of property key to value if value is not null.
    If property key does not exist, this property is added to the properties list. If property key is already exists, its value is replaced by value. If value is null and property key is already in the properties list, this property is removed.
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - The key of the property to be added. The key null is not allowed.
    
    value - The new value for the property.
    
    See Also:
    
    getProperty(String), removeProperty(String), replaceProperty(String, Object), IlvGraphic
  - replaceProperty
```
public boolean replaceProperty(String key,
                               Object value)
```
    Replaces the value of an existing property.
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - The key of the property to be replaced. The key null is not allowed.
    
    value - The new value of the property. The value must not be null.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if property key was found and it's value has been replaced with value.
    
    See Also:
    
    getProperty(String), setProperty(String, Object), removeProperty(String), replaceProperty(String, Object), IlvGraphic
  - getProperty
```
public Object getProperty(String key)
```
    Returns the value of a property.
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - The key of the property. The key null is not allowed.
    
    Returns:
    
    The value of a property key or null if property key does not exist.
    
    See Also:
    
    setProperty(String, Object), removeProperty(String), replaceProperty(String, Object), IlvGraphic
  - hasProperty
```
public boolean hasProperty(String key,
                           Object value)
```
    Tests the value of a property.
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - The key of the property. The key null is not allowed.
    
    value - The value to be tested.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the value of the property key is value.
    
    See Also:
    
    IlvGraphic, setProperty(String, Object), removeProperty(String), replaceProperty(String, Object)
  - isVisible
```
public boolean isVisible()
```
    Tests whether this graphic object is visible.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this graphic object is visible.
    
    See Also:
    
    setVisible(boolean), setSelectable(boolean), setMovable(boolean), setEditable(boolean)
  - setVisible
```
public final void setVisible(boolean v)
```
    Sets the visibility for this graphic object.
    Note: This method is useful if the object is outside a manager. Call IlvManager.setVisible(IlvGraphic, boolean, boolean) instead when this object is stored inside a manager.
    
    Parameters:
    
    v - Set to true for this object to be visible. If an object is editable, edits are controlled using IlvSelectInteractor.
    
    See Also:
    
    isVisible(), IlvManager.setVisible(IlvGraphic, boolean, boolean)
  - isMovable
```
public boolean isMovable()
```
    Tests whether this graphic object is movable with the selection interactor.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this graphic object is movable.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.0
    
    See Also:
    
    setVisible(boolean), setSelectable(boolean), setMovable(boolean), setEditable(boolean), IlvSelectInteractor, IlvGraphic
  - setMovable
```
public final void setMovable(boolean movable)
```
    Allows or prohibits movement of this graphic object with the selection interactor.
    
    Parameters:
    
    movable - Set to true to allow this graphic object to be moved inside a view with the selection interactor.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.0
    
    See Also:
    
    IlvGraphic, isMovable(), IlvSelectInteractor
  - isEditable
```
public final boolean isEditable()
```
    Tests if this graphic object is editable with the selection interactor.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this graphic object is editable.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.0
    
    See Also:
    
    setVisible(boolean), setSelectable(boolean), setMovable(boolean), setEditable(boolean), IlvSelectInteractor, IlvGraphic
  - setEditable
```
public final void setEditable(boolean editable)
```
    Allows or disallows editing for this graphic object with the selection interactor.
    
    Parameters:
    
    editable - Set to true to enable editing for this graphic object inside a view with the selection interactor.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.0
    
    See Also:
    
    isEditable(), IlvSelectInteractor
  - isSelectable
```
public boolean isSelectable()
```
    Tests if this graphic object can be selected with the selection interactor.
    Note: if this object is stored inside a manager, use IlvManager.isSelectable(IlvGraphic) instead of this method, because that checks also the capacity of the manager layer being selected.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this graphic object can be selected.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.0
    
    See Also:
    
    IlvManager.isSelectable(IlvGraphic), IlvManagerLayer.isSelectable(), setVisible(boolean), setSelectable(boolean), setMovable(boolean), setEditable(boolean), IlvSelectInteractor, IlvGraphic
  - setSelectable
```
public final void setSelectable(boolean selectable)
```
    Allows or disallows selection for this graphic object with the selection interactor.
    
    Parameters:
    
    selectable - Set to true to enable selection for this graphic object.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.0
    
    See Also:
    
    isSelectable(), IlvSelectInteractor
  - addActionListener
```
public final void addActionListener(ActionListener listener)
```
    Adds the specified action listener to receive action events from this object.
    The following code example shows how to add an action listener to a graphic object.
```
 myGraphic.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
   public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt) {
     ...
   }
 });
 
```
    Parameters:
    
    listener - The action listener.
    
    See Also:
    
    removeActionListener(java.awt.event.ActionListener), processActionEvent(java.awt.event.ActionEvent), IlvGraphic
  - removeActionListener
```
public final void removeActionListener(ActionListener listener)
```
    Removes the specified action listener. Once listener is removed, it no longer receives action events from this graphic object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    listener - The action listener.
    
    See Also:
    
    addActionListener(java.awt.event.ActionListener), processActionEvent(java.awt.event.ActionEvent), IlvGraphic
  - processActionEvent
```
public void processActionEvent(ActionEvent event)
```
    Processes action events on this object instance.
    This method is invoked by the IlvButtonInteractor object interactor.
    The default implementation of this method dispatches the event to all ActionListeners registered with this graphic object. It should be extended in subclasses, so as to give a visible feedback upon receival of an ActionEvent of type IlvButtonInteractor.ARM or IlvButtonInteractor.DISARM.
    
    See Also:
    
    addActionListener(java.awt.event.ActionListener), removeActionListener(java.awt.event.ActionListener), IlvGraphic
  - makeSelection
```
public IlvSelection makeSelection()
```
    Creates a selection object for this object. The default implementation creates an instance of IlvDrawSelection.
    Override this method in your custom graphic object to use a different selection object.
    You should normally not call this method directly.
    
    See Also:
    
    IlvDrawSelection
  - getDefaultInteractor
```
public String getDefaultInteractor()
```
    Returns the class name of the default interactor. The default implementation returns null. Override this method to return the class name of the default interactor.
    The default interactor is used as object interactor (see getObjectInteractor()) if no other object interactor was set on the object and getAndAssociateObjectInteractor() is called. Usually this happens only for IlvSelection and its subclasses, but not for regular graphic objects.
    
    See Also:
    
    IlvGraphic, IlvSelection.getDefaultInteractor()
  - getObjectInteractor
```
public final IlvObjectInteractor getObjectInteractor()
```
    Returns the object interactor associated with this object.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 5.0
    
    See Also:
    
    setObjectInteractor(ilog.views.IlvObjectInteractor), IlvGraphic
  - setObjectInteractor
```
public final void setObjectInteractor(IlvObjectInteractor interactor)
```
    Changes the object interactor associated with this object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    interactor - The new object interactor. Set this value to null to remove the existing interactor from this object.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 5.0
    
    See Also:
    
    getObjectInteractor(), IlvGraphic
  - notifyObjectInteractorToManager
```
protected void notifyObjectInteractorToManager(IlvObjectInteractor interactor)
```
    Notifies the manager that the object interactor has changed.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.1
    
    Internal: do not use!
  - getAndAssociateObjectInteractor
```
public final IlvObjectInteractor getAndAssociateObjectInteractor()
```
    Returns the active object interactor. This is a convenience method. It returns the object interactor associated with this object. If no object interactor is associated with this object, it returns the default object interactor and associates it with this object.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.0
    
    See Also:
    
    getObjectInteractor(), setObjectInteractor(ilog.views.IlvObjectInteractor), getDefaultInteractor(), IlvGraphic
  - write
```
public void write(IlvOutputStream stream)
           throws IOException
```
    Writes this object to an IlvOutputStream.
    You should not call this method directly; instead, you should use the write methods of the manager.
    When overriding this method to save additional information stored in your custom graphic, this superclass write method must to be called first. The following example shows how to do this:
```
 public void write(IlvOutputStream stream) throws IOException
 {
   super.write(stream);
   stream.write("myFieldName", myField);
 }
 
```
    Specified by:
    
    write in interface IlvPersistentObject
    
    Parameters:
    
    stream - The output stream to write this graphic object to.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - thrown when an exception occurs during the write operation for this object.
  - isPersistent
```
public boolean isPersistent()
```
    If this method returns true, the IlvGraphic instance will be saved in IVL files. The default implementation returns true. Override this method to return false in those situations when this graphic object cannot be be saved to a .IVL file.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 6.0
  - getTransferDataFlavors
```
public DataFlavor[] getTransferDataFlavors()
```
    Returns an array of DataFlavor objects indicating in which flavors the data can be provided. By default, the only flavor supported by IlvGraphic is DataFlavor.stringFlavor.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getTransferDataFlavors in interface Transferable
    
    Returns:
    
    An array of data flavors in which this data can be transferred.
  - isDataFlavorSupported
```
public boolean isDataFlavorSupported(DataFlavor flavor)
```
    Indicates whether the specified data flavor is supported for this object or not. By default, the only flavor supported by IlvGraphic is DataFlavor.stringFlavor.
    
    Specified by:
    
    isDataFlavorSupported in interface Transferable
    
    Parameters:
    
    flavor - The data flavor to be tested.
    
    Returns:
    
    Returns true if the data flavor is supported.
  - getTransferData
```
public Object getTransferData(DataFlavor flavor)
                       throws UnsupportedFlavorException,
                              IOException
```
    Returns an object that represents the data to be transferred. The class of the object returned is defined by the representation class of the flavor. The only flavor supported by the default IlvGraphic implementation is DataFlavor.stringFlavor. Override this method to handle other DataFlavors.
    Note: This method is called when you pass the IlvGraphic instance as a Transferable object. Normally you do not need to call this method directly.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getTransferData in interface Transferable
    
    Parameters:
    
    flavor - The requested data flavor.
    
    Returns:
    
    An object that represents the data to be transferred.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if the data is not writable.
    
    UnsupportedFlavorException - if the requested data flavor is not supported.
    
    See Also:
    
    GetGraphicObject(java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable)
  - GetGraphicObject
```
public static IlvGraphic GetGraphicObject(Transferable trans)
                                   throws IOException
```
    A static method that decodes a Transferable object.
    For trans to be correctly decoded, it needs to have been originally created from an IlvGraphic object.
    
    Returns:
    
    An IlvGraphic object representing trans. If trans does not handle a supported DataFlavor, null is returned.
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if an error occurs while the data is being read.
    
    See Also:
    
    isDataFlavorSupported(DataFlavor)
  - toString
```
public String toString()
```
    Returns a string representation of this graphic object. The default implementation returns a string that contains the class name, the unsigned hexadecimal representation of the hash code of the object, and * the name of the object (see getName()) if any.
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class Object
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 3.5
    
    See Also:
    
    getName()
  - setBlinkingAction
```
public void setBlinkingAction(IlvBlinkingAction action)
```
    Sets the blinking action of the graphic object. A blinking action changes the state of this object periodically. This way, a blinking effect can be achieved. However, not that blinking requires a periodic redraw of the object and hence can degrade the performance of the system.
    Example:
```
 IlvMarker marker = new IlvMarker();
 IlvBlinkingAction action = new IlvBlinkingAction() {
   protected void changeState(IlvGraphic obj, boolean isOn) {
     // no applyToObject necessary because the caller does it already for us
     IlvMarker marker = (IlvMarker)obj;
     if (isOn) {
       marker.setType(IlvMarker.IlvMarkerCircle);
     } else {
       marker.setType(IlvMarker.IlvMarkerPlus);
     }
   }
 };
 marker.setBlinkingAction(action);
 
```
    Blinking is only effective if the graphic object is displayed in a manager view that has blinking enabled, and all graphic bag ancestors of this object are either IlvManager or ManagerViewsHierarchyEventReceiver (for instance IlvFullZoomingGraphic, IlvHalfZoomingGraphic, IlvFixedSizeGraphic, IlvCompositeGraphic, or IlvGraphicSet).
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.5
    
    See Also:
    
    getBlinkingAction(), IlvBlinkingAction
  - getBlinkingAction
```
public IlvBlinkingAction getBlinkingAction()
```
    Returns the blinking action of the graphic object.
    
    Returns:
    
    The blinking action, or null if no blinking action has been set.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.5
    
    See Also:
    
    setBlinkingAction(ilog.views.java2d.IlvBlinkingAction)
  - registerBlinkingResource
```
protected void registerBlinkingResource(Object oldResource,
                                        Object newResource)
```
    Registers a blinking drawing resource. Subclasses should call this method in the implementation of property setters if blinking drawing resources are supported by the property. For instance, in order to enable the foreground color to support IlvBlinkingColor, the implementation should be like this:
```
 public void setForeground(Color c)
 {
   Color old = this.colorField;
   this.colorField = c;
   registerBlinkingResource(old, c);
 }
 
```
    Parameters:
    
    oldResource - The previous resource that is no longer used.
    
    newResource - The new resource that is now used.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.5
  - setBlinkingOnPeriod
```
public void setBlinkingOnPeriod(long onPeriod)
```
    Sets the time the object is shown when blinking. Only if blinking "on" and "off" have durations larger than 0, the object is blinking (see also setBlinkingOffPeriod(long)). To start blinking, set both periods to positive duration values, and to stop blinking, set either one of both periods to 0. The default is 0.
    Blinking means that the object is periodically shown and hidden. When blinking, isVisible() remains unchanged, even when the object is in the hiding period.
    Limitation: For technical reasons, the "on" and "off" durations are limited from 0 to max integer (not max long). It is recommended to use the same durations whenever possible for all objects, and to choose the durations not too small (for example, not smaller than 100 ms), because otherwise the performance of the system will degrade dramatically.
    
    Parameters:
    
    onPeriod - Duration, in milliseconds, of the "on" period
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.5
    
    See Also:
    
    getBlinkingOnPeriod(), setBlinkingOffPeriod(long)
  - getBlinkingOnPeriod
```
public long getBlinkingOnPeriod()
```
    Returns the duration, in milliseconds, the object is shown when blinking. Blinking means that the object is periodically shown and hidden. If the duration is 0, the object is not blinking.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getBlinkingOnPeriod in interface IlvBlinkingObject
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.5
    
    See Also:
    
    setBlinkingOnPeriod(long)
  - setBlinkingOffPeriod
```
public void setBlinkingOffPeriod(long offPeriod)
```
    Sets the time the object is hidden when blinking. Only if blinking "on" and "off" have durations larger than 0, the object is blinking (see also setBlinkingOnPeriod(long)). To start blinking, set both periods to positive duration values, and to stop blinking, set either one of both periods to 0. The default is 0.
    Blinking means that the object is periodically shown and hidden. When blinking, isVisible() remains unchanged, even when the object is in the hiding period.
    Limitation: For technical reasons, the "on" and "off" durations are limited from 0 to max integer (not max long). It is recommended to use the same durations whenever possible for all objects, and to choose the durations not too small (for example, not smaller than 100 ms), because otherwise the performance of the system will degrade dramatically.
    
    Parameters:
    
    offPeriod - Duration, in milliseconds, of the "off" period
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.5
    
    See Also:
    
    getBlinkingOffPeriod(), setBlinkingOnPeriod(long)
  - getBlinkingOffPeriod
```
public long getBlinkingOffPeriod()
```
    Returns the duration, in milliseconds, the object is hidden when blinking. Blinking means that the object is periodically shown and hidden. If the duration is 0, the object is not blinking.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getBlinkingOffPeriod in interface IlvBlinkingObject
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.5
    
    See Also:
    
    setBlinkingOffPeriod(long)
  - blinkingStateOn
```
public final void blinkingStateOn(boolean state)
```
    Sets the current state of the blinking. This is part of the IlvBlinkingObject interface. You should not call this method.
    
    Specified by:
    
    blinkingStateOn in interface IlvBlinkingObject
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.5
    
    Internal: do not use!
  - getBlinkingObjectOwner
```
public IlvBlinkingObjectOwner getBlinkingObjectOwner()
```
    Returns the blinking object owner. This is part of the IlvBlinkingObject interface. You should not call this method.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getBlinkingObjectOwner in interface IlvBlinkingObject
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.5
  - setToolTipText
```
public void setToolTipText(String text)
```
    Sets the text to display in the tooltip of this object.
    Tooltips for Rogue Wave JViews graphic objects will work only if your manager view is contained in a hierarchy of Swing components. In addition, you must enable the tooltip mechanism for the manager view by calling the static method IlvToolTipManager.registerView(ilog.views.IlvManagerView).
    Tooltip formatting is supported by the underlying Swing tooltip mechanism (see JToolTip). For instance, the following string is a multiline tooltip: "<html>This is a<br>multiline<br>tooltip</html>". An easy way to create formatted multiline tooltips is the method IlvSwingUtil.createMultiLineToolTipText(java.lang.String[], int). See also the method IlvSwingUtil.escapeForHTMLElement(java.lang.String, boolean).
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - The tooltip string to display. Set text to null to turn off the tooltip for this graphic object.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 3.5
    
    See Also:
    
    IlvToolTipManager, IlvToolTipManager.registerView(ilog.views.IlvManagerView), getToolTipText(), getToolTipText(IlvPoint, IlvTransformer), IlvGraphic
  - getToolTipText
```
public String getToolTipText()
```
    Returns the tooltip set for this graphic object.
    
    Returns:
    
    The tooltip string, or null if the tooltip has not been set.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 3.5
    
    See Also:
    
    setToolTipText(String), getToolTipText(IlvPoint, IlvTransformer), IlvGraphic
  - getToolTipText
```
public String getToolTipText(IlvPoint p,
                             IlvTransformer t)
```
    Returns the tooltip text to display when the mouse pointer is at a specified location inside the graphic object.
    The default implementation returns the same result as getToolTipText(). Override this method to display different tooltips over different parts of your custom graphic object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    p - The location of the mouse in view coordinates.
    
    t - The transformer that converts the manager coordinates of this object into the coordinate system of the manager view in which the tooltip will be displayed (the view coordinates).
    
    Returns:
    
    The tooltip at point p for transformation t, or null if no tooltip should be displayed.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 3.5
    
    See Also:
    
    IlvGraphic, getToolTipText(), setToolTipText(String)
  - setToolTipBaseTextDirection
```
public void setToolTipBaseTextDirection(int baseTextDirection)
```
    Changes the base direction of the tooltip text. This is only relevant for graphic objects that have a tooltip. The possible choices are:
    - IlvBidiUtil.INHERITED_DIRECTION: the base text direction of the tooltip is the same as the the base text direction of the graphic object. It is inherited from the base text direction of the graphic object (in this sense, the graphic object is the parent of its tooltip). This is also the default.
    - IlvBidiUtil.COMPONENT_DIRECTION: the base text direction of the tooltip is calculated from the component orientation of the graphic object.
    - IlvBidiUtil.LEFT_TO_RIGHT: the base text direction of the tooltip is left-to-right.
    - IlvBidiUtil.RIGHT_TO_LEFT: the base text direction of the tooltip is right-to-left.
    - IlvBidiUtil.CONTEXTUAL_DIRECTION: the base test direction is determined from the tooltip text that is displayed according to the standard Bidi algorithm, if the text contains at least one character with a strong left-to-right or right-to-left direction. If the text doesn't contain any character with a strong direction, the real text direction is determined from the current component orientation of the graphic object.
    Parameters:
    
    baseTextDirection - The base text direction of the tooltip.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.8
    
    See Also:
    
    IlvToolTipManager.setAdvancedBidiOnForTooltips(boolean)
  - getToolTipBaseTextDirection
```
public int getToolTipBaseTextDirection()
```
    Returns the base direction of the tooltip text. This is only relevant for graphic objects that have a tooltip. The possible return values are:
    - IlvBidiUtil.INHERITED_DIRECTION: the base text direction of the tooltip is the same as the the base text direction of the graphic object. It is inherited from the base text direction of the graphic object (in this sense, the graphic object is the parent of its tooltip). This is also the default.
    - IlvBidiUtil.COMPONENT_DIRECTION: the base text direction of the tooltip is calculated from the component orientation of the graphic object.
    - IlvBidiUtil.LEFT_TO_RIGHT: the base text direction of the tooltip is left-to-right.
    - IlvBidiUtil.RIGHT_TO_LEFT: the base text direction of the tooltip is right-to-left.
    - IlvBidiUtil.CONTEXTUAL_DIRECTION: the base test direction is determined from the tooltip text that is displayed according to the standard Bidi algorithm, if the text contains at least one character with a strong left-to-right or right-to-left direction. If the text doesn't contain any character with a strong direction, the real text direction is determined from the current component orientation of the graphic object.
    Returns:
    
    The base text direction of the tooltip.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.8
  - setPopupMenu
```
public void setPopupMenu(JPopupMenu popup)
```
    Sets the Swing pop-up menu of this object.
    Pop-up menus for Rogue Wave JViews graphic objects only work if your manager view is contained in a hierarchy of Swing components. In addition, you must enable the pop-up menu mechanism for the manager view by calling the static method IlvPopupMenuManager.registerView(ilog.views.IlvManagerView).
    Note that the pop-up menu is not persistent, that is, it is not saved in in IVL files, and it is lost when using the paste operation (see IlvManager.pasteSelection(IlvPoint, boolean)). If you want to avoid that pop-up menus are lost, you can register a pop-up menu with a name by calling the static method IlvPopupMenuManager.registerMenu(String name, javax.swing.JPopupMenu) and then set the pop-up menu of this object by name using setPopupMenuName(String).
    For performance reasons, it is strongly recommended that graphic objects share the same pop-up menu whenever possible.
    
    Parameters:
    
    popup - The Swing pop-up menu to be used for this graphic object. If popup is null, the pop-up menu is turned off for this graphic object.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 7.5
    
    See Also:
    
    IlvPopupMenuManager, IlvPopupMenuManager.registerView(ilog.views.IlvManagerView), IlvManager.pasteSelection(IlvPoint, boolean), IlvPopupMenuManager.registerMenu(String name, javax.swing.JPopupMenu), setPopupMenuName(String), getPopupMenu(), getPopupMenu(IlvPoint, IlvTransformer, IlvManagerView, IlvPopupMenuManager), IlvGraphic
  - getPopupMenu
```
public JPopupMenu getPopupMenu()
```
    Returns the Swing pop-up menu set by setPopupMenu(javax.swing.JPopupMenu). If setPopupMenuName(java.lang.String) was used to specify the pop-up menu, this method returns null.
    
    Returns:
    
    The Swing pop-up menu, which can be null.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 7.5
    
    See Also:
    
    setPopupMenu(JPopupMenu), setPopupMenuName(String), getPopupMenu(IlvPoint, IlvTransformer, IlvManagerView, IlvPopupMenuManager), IlvGraphic
  - setPopupMenuName
```
public void setPopupMenuName(String popupName)
```
    Sets the Swing pop-up menu of this object by name.
    This is an alternative way to set the pop-up menu of this object. You need to register a Swing pop-up menu for the name via IlvPopupMenuManager.registerMenu(String name, javax.swing.JPopupMenu) and use the name to specify the pop-up menu of this graphic object. Pop-up menus for Rogue Wave JViews graphic objects will work only if your manager view is contained in a hierarchy of Swing components. In addition, you must enable the pop-up menu mechanism for the manager view by calling the static method IlvPopupMenuManager.registerView(ilog.views.IlvManagerView).
    The pop-up menu name is persistent, that is, it is saved in IVL files and is maintained properly when using copy and paste operations.
    
    Parameters:
    
    popupName - The name of a Swing pop-up menu. Set this value to null to turn off pop-up menus for this graphic object.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 7.5
    
    See Also:
    
    IlvPopupMenuManager, setPopupMenu(JPopupMenu), getPopupMenuName(), getPopupMenu(IlvPoint, IlvTransformer, IlvManagerView, IlvPopupMenuManager), IlvGraphic
  - getPopupMenuName
```
public String getPopupMenuName()
```
    Returns the name of the Swing pop-up menu set by setPopupMenuName(java.lang.String). If setPopupMenu(javax.swing.JPopupMenu) was used to specify the pop-up menu, this method returns null.
    
    Returns:
    
    The name of the Swing pop-up menu.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 7.5
    
    See Also:
    
    getPopupMenu(IlvPoint, IlvTransformer, IlvManagerView, IlvPopupMenuManager), setPopupMenuName(String), setPopupMenu(JPopupMenu), IlvGraphic
  - getPopupMenu
```
public JPopupMenu getPopupMenu(IlvPoint p,
                               IlvTransformer t,
                               IlvManagerView view,
                               IlvPopupMenuManager popupManager)
```
    Returns the Swing pop-up menu to display when the pop-up is triggered. This happens when the mouse pointer is at a specified location inside the graphic object. You can override this method to display different pop-up menus over different parts of your graphic object.
    This method can return null to turn off the pop-up menu for this graphic object.
    The default implementation returns the Swing pop-up menu obtained from getPopupMenu(), or the registered pop-up menu with the name obtained from getPopupMenuName().
    Note that you must enable the pop-up menu mechanism for the manager view by calling the static method IlvPopupMenuManager.registerView(ilog.views.IlvManagerView).
    
    Parameters:
    
    p - The location of the mouse in view coordinates.
    
    t - The transformer that converts the manager coordinates of this object into the coordinate system of the manager view in which the pop-up menu will be displayed (the view coordinates).
    
    view - The manager view that triggered the pop-up menu.
    
    popupManager - The pop-up menu manager.
    
    Returns:
    
    The Swing pop-up menu, which can be null.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 7.5
    
    See Also:
    
    IlvGraphic, IlvPopupMenuManager.registerView(ilog.views.IlvManagerView), getPopupMenu()
  - getLocale
```
public final Locale getLocale()
```
    Returns the locale of this object. This method is provided for conveniance to be consistent with the java.util.Locale mechanism. It is recommended to use getULocale(), because the class ULocale can contain more information such as collation or currency than the Locale. Usually, graphic objects using the locale must also override isLocaleSensitive() if the bounding box depends on the locale.
    
    Returns:
    
    The java.util.Locale corresponding to the current ULocale.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.8
    
    See Also:
    
    getULocale()
  - getULocale
```
public ULocale getULocale()
```
    Returns the locale of this object. Use this method for the implementation of graphic objects that depend on the locale. Usually, such graphic objects must also override isLocaleSensitive() if the bounding box depends on the locale.
    Note: Most predefined graphic objects are independent of locale.
    If this object is contained in a graphic bag that has a locale, it returns the locale of that graphic bag. Otherwise it returns IlvLocaleUtil.getCurrentULocale(). Typically a graphic object is in a manager that is displayed in a manager view, and the returned value is the locale of the first manager view that displays the graphic.
    
    Returns:
    
    The locale of this object.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.8
    
    See Also:
    
    localeChanged(com.ibm.icu.util.ULocale, com.ibm.icu.util.ULocale), IlvManager.getULocale(), IlvLocaleUtil.getCurrentULocale()
  - isLocaleSensitive
```
public boolean isLocaleSensitive()
```
    Returns true if the bounding box of this object depends on the locale of this object. The default implementation always returns false.
    A graphic object is locale sensitive if its bounding box calculation yields different results when getULocale() or getLocale() calls return different locales. If this object is a graphic bag, it is locale sensitive if it contains any object that is locale sensitive.
    
    Returns:
    
    Whether the bounding box of this object depends on the locale.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.8
  - localeChanged
```
public void localeChanged(ULocale oldLocale,
                          ULocale newLocale)
```
    Called when the object is locale sensitive and the locale has changed. Subclasses can override this method to clean internal caches that depend on the locale.
    Subclasses must ensure this method is called whenever the locale changes, for instance in a set method for the locale. public void setULocale(ULocale locale) { ULocale oldLocale = getULocale(); _ulocale = locale; ULocale newLocale = getULocale(); if (!oldLocale.equals(newLocale)) localeChanged(oldLocale, newLocale); } Graphic bags should use IlvGraphicUtil.startBidiChange(ilog.views.IlvGraphicBag) and IlvGraphicUtil.stopBidiChange(ilog.views.IlvGraphicBag, ilog.views.IlvGraphicVector, boolean) which will automatically ensure that localeChanged is called on this and all contained objects: public void setULocale(ULocale locale) { IlvGraphicVector v = IlvGraphicUtil.startBidiChange(this); try { _ulocale = locale; } finally { IlvGraphicUtil.stopBidiChange(this, v, false); } }
    Note: It is safe to change the bounding box of the object inside this method, because the method is called using IlvGraphicBag.applyToObject(ilog.views.IlvGraphic, ilog.views.IlvApplyObject, java.lang.Object, boolean) when the object is contained inside an IlvGraphicBag.
    If the object is a graphic bag, then the implementation of this method does not need to call localeChanged of contained objects, since IlvGraphicUtil.stopBidiChange(ilog.views.IlvGraphicBag, ilog.views.IlvGraphicVector, boolean) will take care of this.
    
    Parameters:
    
    oldLocale - Locale of this object before the locale change.
    
    newLocale - Locale of this object after the locale change.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.8
    
    See Also:
    
    isLocaleSensitive()
  - getComponentOrientation
```
public ComponentOrientation getComponentOrientation()
```
    Returns the component orientation of this object. Use this method for the implementation of graphic objects that depend on the component orientation. Usually, such graphic objects must also override isComponentOrientationSensitive() if the bounding box depends on the component orientation.
    Note: Most predefined graphic objects are independent of component orientation.
    If this object is contained in a graphic bag that has a component orientation, it returns the component orientation of that graphic bag. Otherwise it returns ComponentOrientation.UNKNOWN.
    Typically a graphic object is in a manager that is displayed in a manager view, and the returned value is the component orientation of the first manager view that displays the graphic.
    
    Returns:
    
    The component orientation of this object.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.8
    
    See Also:
    
    componentOrientationChanged(java.awt.ComponentOrientation, java.awt.ComponentOrientation), IlvManager.getComponentOrientation()
  - isComponentOrientationSensitive
```
public boolean isComponentOrientationSensitive()
```
    Returns true if the bounding box of this object depends on the component orientation of this object. The default implementation returns false, except when the object is sensitive to the base text direction and the current choice of base text direction requires access to the component orientation (see IlvBidiUtil.COMPONENT_DIRECTION and IlvBidiUtil.CONTEXTUAL_DIRECTION).
    A graphic object is component orientation sensitive if its bounding box calculation yields different results when getComponentOrientation() calls return different orientations. If this object is a graphic bag, it is component orientation sensitive if it contains any object that is component orientation sensitive.
    
    Returns:
    
    Whether the bounding box depends on the component orientation.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.8
  - componentOrientationChanged
```
public void componentOrientationChanged(ComponentOrientation oldOri,
                                        ComponentOrientation newOri)
```
    Called when the object is component orientation sensitive and the component orientation has changed. Subclasses can override this method to clean internal caches that depend on the component orientation.
    Subclasses must ensure this method is called whenever the component orientation changes, for instance in a set method for the component orientation: public void setComponentOrientation(ComponentOrientation co) { ComponentOrientation oldOri = getComponentOrientation(); _componentOrientation = co; ComponentOrientation newOri = getComponentOrientation(); if (oldOri.isHorizontal() != newOri.isHorizontal() || oldOri.isLeftToRight() != newOri.isLeftToRight()) componentOrientationChanged(oldOri, newOri); } Graphic bags should use IlvGraphicUtil.startBidiChange(ilog.views.IlvGraphicBag) and IlvGraphicUtil.stopBidiChange(ilog.views.IlvGraphicBag, ilog.views.IlvGraphicVector, boolean) which will automatically ensure that componentOrientationChanged is called on this and all contained objects: public void setComponentOrientation(ComponentOrientation co) { IlvGraphicVector v = IlvGraphicUtil.startBidiChange(this); try { _componentOrientation = co; } finally { IlvGraphicUtil.stopBidiChange(this, v, false); } }
    Note: It is safe to change the bounding box of the object inside this method, because the method is called using IlvGraphicBag.applyToObject(ilog.views.IlvGraphic, ilog.views.IlvApplyObject, java.lang.Object, boolean) when the object is contained inside an IlvGraphicBag.
    If the object is a graphic bag, then the implementation of this method does not need to call componentOrientationChanged of contained objects, since IlvGraphicUtil.stopBidiChange(ilog.views.IlvGraphicBag, ilog.views.IlvGraphicVector, boolean) will take care of this.
    
    Parameters:
    
    oldOri - Orientation of this object before the orientation change.
    
    newOri - Orientation of this object after the orientation change.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.8
    
    See Also:
    
    isComponentOrientationSensitive()
  - setBaseTextDirection
```
public void setBaseTextDirection(int baseTextDirection)
```
    Changes the base direction of the text. This is only relevant for subclasses that contain text. Should be overriden by subclasses, containing text, and by containers, which may involve objects, that contain text. In the base class, this method does nothing. The possible choices are:
    - IlvBidiUtil.INHERITED_DIRECTION: the base text direction is inherited from the graphic bag that contains this object. If this object is not contained in a graphic bag, the base text direction is calculated from the component orientation.
    - IlvBidiUtil.COMPONENT_DIRECTION: the base text direction is calculated from the component orientation.
    - IlvBidiUtil.LEFT_TO_RIGHT: the base text direction is left-to-right.
    - IlvBidiUtil.RIGHT_TO_LEFT: the base text direction is right-to-left.
    - IlvBidiUtil.CONTEXTUAL_DIRECTION: the base test direction is determined from the text that is displayed according to the standard Bidi algorithm, if the text contains at least one character with a strong left-to-right or right-to-left direction. If the text doesn't contain any character with a strong direction, the real text direction is determined from the current component orientation of the object.
    Specified by:
    
    setBaseTextDirection in interface IlvBaseTextDirectionInterface
    
    Parameters:
    
    baseTextDirection - The base text direction
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.8
    
    See Also:
    
    baseTextDirectionChanged(int, int)
  - setBaseTextDirectionDuringConstruction
```
protected void setBaseTextDirectionDuringConstruction(int baseTextDirection)
```
    Changes the base direction of the text. Called by the constructors. Some subclasses need to override this method. You should not call this method. The default implementation calls setBaseTextDirection(int).
    
    Parameters:
    
    baseTextDirection - The base text direction
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.8
  - getBaseTextDirection
```
public int getBaseTextDirection()
```
    Returns the base direction of the text. This is only relevant for subclasses that contain text. Should be overriden by subclasses, containing text, and by containers, which may involve objects, that contain text. The possible return values are:
    - IlvBidiUtil.INHERITED_DIRECTION: the base text direction is inherited from the graphic bag that contains this object. If this object is not contained in a graphic bag, the base text direction is calculated from the component orientation.
    - IlvBidiUtil.COMPONENT_DIRECTION: the base text direction is calculated from the component orientation.
    - IlvBidiUtil.LEFT_TO_RIGHT: the base text direction is left-to-right.
    - IlvBidiUtil.RIGHT_TO_LEFT: the base text direction is right-to-left.
    - IlvBidiUtil.CONTEXTUAL_DIRECTION: the base test direction is determined from the text that is displayed according to the standard Bidi algorithm, if the text contains at least one character with a strong left-to-right or right-to-left direction. If the text doesn't contain any character with a strong direction, the real text direction is determined from the current component orientation of the object.
    Specified by:
    
    getBaseTextDirection in interface IlvBaseTextDirectionInterface
    
    Returns:
    
    The base text direction.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.8
  - getResolvedBaseTextDirection
```
public int getResolvedBaseTextDirection()
```
    Returns the resolved base text direction.
    This method is similar to getBaseTextDirection() but determines the value when it is inherited from a parent component (IlvBidiUtil.INHERITED_DIRECTION) or dependent on the component orientation (IlvBidiUtil.COMPONENT_DIRECTION). Hence, there are only 3 possible return values:
    - IlvBidiUtil.LEFT_TO_RIGHT: the base text direction is left-to-right.
    - IlvBidiUtil.RIGHT_TO_LEFT: the base text direction is right-to-left.
    - IlvBidiUtil.CONTEXTUAL_DIRECTION: the base test direction is determined from the text that is displayed according to the standard Bidi algorithm, if the text contains at least one character with a strong left-to-right or right-to-left direction. If the text doesn't contain any character with a strong direction, the real text direction is determined from the current component orientation of the object.
    Specified by:
    
    getResolvedBaseTextDirection in interface IlvBaseTextDirectionInterface
    
    Returns:
    
    The resolved base text direction.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.8
  - isBaseTextDirectionSensitive
```
public boolean isBaseTextDirectionSensitive()
```
    Returns true if the bounding box of this object depends on the base text direction of this object. The default implementation always returns false.
    A graphic object is base text direction sensitive if its bounding box calculation yields different results when getResolvedBaseTextDirection() calls return different directions. If this object is a graphic bag, it is base text direction sensitive if it contains any object that is base text direction sensitive.
    
    Returns:
    
    Whether the bounding box of this object depends on the base text direction.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.8
  - usesBidiMarkers
```
public boolean usesBidiMarkers()
```
    Returns true if in-place editing implementation uses markers, which should be taken into account in hit-to-point and point-to-hit calculations. The default implementation returns always false.
    
    Returns:
    
    Whether the in-place editing implementation uses markers.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.8
  - baseTextDirectionChanged
```
public void baseTextDirectionChanged(int oldBaseTextDirection,
                                     int newBaseTextDirection)
```
    Called when the object is base text direction sensitive and the resolved base text direction has changed. Subclasses can override this method to clean internal caches that depend on the base text direction.
    Subclasses must ensure this method is called whenever the resolved base text direction changes, for instance in the set method for the base text direction: public void setBaseTextDirection(int baseTextDirection) { int oldBTDir = getResolvedBaseTextDirection(); _baseTextDirection = baseTextDirection; int newBTDir = getResolvedBaseTextDirection(); if (newBTDir != oldBTDir) baseTextDirectionChanged(oldBTDir, newBTDir); } Graphic bags should use IlvGraphicUtil.startBidiChange(ilog.views.IlvGraphicBag) and IlvGraphicUtil.stopBidiChange(ilog.views.IlvGraphicBag, ilog.views.IlvGraphicVector, boolean) which will automatically ensure that baseTextDirectionChanged is called on this and all contained objects: public void setBaseTextDirection(int baseTextDirection) { if (baseTextDirection == _baseTextDirection) return; IlvGraphicVector v = IlvGraphicUtil.startBidiChange(this); try { _baseTextDirection = baseTextDirection; } finally { IlvGraphicUtil.stopBidiChange(this, v, false); } }
    Note: It is safe to change the bounding box of the object inside this method, because the method is called using IlvGraphicBag.applyToObject(ilog.views.IlvGraphic, ilog.views.IlvApplyObject, java.lang.Object, boolean) when the object is contained inside an IlvGraphicBag.
    If the object is a graphic bag, then the implementation of this method does not need to call baseTextDirectionChanged of contained objects, since IlvGraphicUtil.stopBidiChange(ilog.views.IlvGraphicBag, ilog.views.IlvGraphicVector, boolean) will take care of this.
    
    Parameters:
    
    oldBaseTextDirection - Resolved base text direction of this object before the change.
    
    newBaseTextDirection - Resolved base text direction of this object after the change.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.8
    
    See Also:
    
    isBaseTextDirectionSensitive()
  - invalidateBBoxCache
```
protected void invalidateBBoxCache()
```
    Invalidates the bounding box cache. This method is overridden in subclasses that have a cache.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.8
  - invalidateBidiCache
```
protected void invalidateBidiCache()
```
    Invalidates the bidi cache (locale, component orientation and resolved base text direction). This method is overridden in subclasses that have a cache.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.8
  - addNamedPropertyListener
```
public void addNamedPropertyListener(NamedPropertyListener listener)
```
    Adds the specified listener to receive events when a named property is added or removed from the graphic object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    listener - The listener.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 6.5
    
    See Also:
    
    removeNamedPropertyListener(ilog.views.event.NamedPropertyListener), NamedPropertyEvent
  - removeNamedPropertyListener
```
public void removeNamedPropertyListener(NamedPropertyListener listener)
```
    Removes the specified listener so that it no longer receives events from this graphic object when named properties are added or removed.
    
    Parameters:
    
    listener - The listener.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 6.5
    
    See Also:
    
    addNamedPropertyListener(ilog.views.event.NamedPropertyListener), NamedPropertyEvent
  - setNamedProperty
```
public IlvNamedProperty setNamedProperty(IlvNamedProperty property)
```
    Associates a named property with this graphic object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    property - The persistent property to associate to this graphic object.
    
    Returns:
    
    The named property with the same name previously associated with this graphic object. Returns null if no property of the same name was previously associated.
    
    See Also:
    
    getNamedProperty(String), IlvGraphic
  - getNamedProperty
```
public IlvNamedProperty getNamedProperty(String name)
```
    Returns the named property associated with this graphic object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The name of the property to retrieve.
    
    Returns:
    
    The named property associated with this graphic object or null if no such property exists.
    
    See Also:
    
    setNamedProperty(IlvNamedProperty), addNamedPropertyListener(NamedPropertyListener), IlvGraphic
  - removeNamedProperty
```
public void removeNamedProperty(String name)
```
    Removes the named property associated with this graphic object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - The name of the property to remove.
    
    See Also:
    
    setNamedProperty(IlvNamedProperty), addNamedPropertyListener(NamedPropertyListener), IlvGraphic
  - isInApplyToObject
```
public final boolean isInApplyToObject()
```
    Returns true if this graphic object is currently treated inside a call to applyToObject.
    All operations that may change the bounding box of a graphic object stored in a graphic bag must be run from an applyToObject call. The following code example shows how to use the apply to object method:
```
 graphic.getGraphicObject().applyToObject(graphic, new IlvApplyObject() {
      public void apply(IlvGraphic g, Object arg) {
        // do something that changes the bounding box
        ...
      }
   }, argument, redraw);
 
```
    It is useful to test whether the present call is inside or outside of any applyToObject session. In the example above, the method would return true when called inside the apply method. If this method returns false, the graphic object is currently not treated by any applyToObject call.
    The method returns also false if this graphic object does not belong to any manager, but in this case, an applyToObject session is not necessary and not possible.
    
    Note: this is an expert method, it should be used for debugging purpose.
    Returns:
    
    true when called inside an applyToObject call.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 7.5
    
    See Also:
    
    IlvGraphic, IlvManager.applyToObject(ilog.views.IlvGraphic, ilog.views.IlvApplyObject, java.lang.Object, boolean), IlvApplyObject
  - setInApplyToObject
```
public final boolean setInApplyToObject(boolean v)
```
    Sets whether this graphic object is currently treated inside a call to applyToObject. Returns true if the status changed. Every implementation of IlvGraphicBag.applyToObject(ilog.views.IlvGraphic, ilog.views.IlvApplyObject, java.lang.Object, boolean) must call this method in the following way:
```
 public void applyToObject(IlvGraphic obj,
                           IlvApplyObject f, Object arg,
                           boolean redraw)
 {
   obj.setInApplyToObject(true);
   try {
     ...
   } finally {
     obj.setInApplyToObject(false);
   }
 }
 
```
    If an IlvGraphic implements the IlvGraphicBag interface, the implementation can be done in the following way:
```
 public void applyToObject(IlvGraphic obj,
                           IlvApplyObject f, Object arg,
                           boolean redraw)
 {
   boolean needsRecursion = obj.setInApplyToObject(true);
   try {
     if (needsRecursion && getGraphicBag() != null) {
       final IlvGraphic fobj = obj;
       final IlvApplyObject ff = f;
       getGraphicBag().applyToObject(this, new IlvApplyObject() {
          public void apply(IlvGraphic thisObj, Object arg) {
            doSomething(fobj, ff, arg, false);
          }
       }, arg, redraw);
     } else {
       doSomething(obj, f, arg, false);
     }
   } finally {
     obj.setInApplyToObject(false);
   }
 }
 
```
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.1
  - updateNeedsViewNotification
```
protected void updateNeedsViewNotification()
```
    This method should be called when the need for view notification has changed.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.5
    
    See Also:
    
    needsViewNotification(), viewAddedOrRemoved(ilog.views.IlvManagerView, boolean)
  - needsViewNotification
```
protected boolean needsViewNotification()
```
    Returns true if this object needs to be notified whenever a manager view is added to or removed from an ancestor manager so that the view displays the graphic object. If the graphic object needs view notification, you can override this method to return true. In this case, the method viewAddedOrRemoved(ilog.views.IlvManagerView, boolean) is called whenever a view displaying this graphic object was added or removed. You can override viewAddedOrRemoved(ilog.views.IlvManagerView, boolean) to react on this. For example, you can count how many views are currently displaying this object and you can update the size of the internal caches accordingly. When the need of view notification changes dynamically, you should call updateNeedsViewNotification() to update the corresponding internal view listeners. By default, the graphic object needs view notification when any form of blinking is enabled.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.5
    
    See Also:
    
    setBlinkingAction(ilog.views.java2d.IlvBlinkingAction), setBlinkingOnPeriod(long), setBlinkingOffPeriod(long), registerBlinkingResource(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object)
  - viewAddedOrRemoved
```
protected void viewAddedOrRemoved(IlvManagerView view,
                                  boolean added)
```
    Called when a view is added to an ancestor manager so that the view displays * this object, or when a view displaying this object is removed from an ancestor * manager. Note that the method is only called when needsViewNotification() returns true. For example, you can override this method to count how many views are currently displaying this object and you can update the size of the internal caches accordingly. If you override this method, you must also override needsViewNotification() to return true. In many cases, you must also override allViewsRemoved().
    
    Parameters:
    
    view - The view that was added or removed.
    
    added - true if the view was added, and false if the view was removed.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.5
    
    See Also:
    
    needsViewNotification(), allViewsRemoved()
  - allViewsRemoved
```
protected void allViewsRemoved()
```
    Called if this object needs view notification and all views displaying this object were removed. It is only called when needsViewNotification() returns true. When this method is called, then viewAddedOrRemoved(ilog.views.IlvManagerView, boolean) is not called for each single removal of the views. You can override this method for instance if you count via viewAddedOrRemoved(ilog.views.IlvManagerView, boolean) how many views display currently this object. In this case, you should reset the counter to 0 in the overridden version of this method.
    
    Since:
    
    JViews 8.5
    
    See Also:
    
    needsViewNotification(), viewAddedOrRemoved(ilog.views.IlvManagerView, boolean)

Class IlvGraphic

Overview

Creating Custom Graphic Objects

Using Graphic Objects

Moving and Transforming Graphic Objects

Controlling Object Behavior Using Interactors

Serializing Graphic Objects

Setting Interactive User Information

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

IlvGraphic

IlvGraphic

IlvGraphic

Method Detail

copy

zoomable

setZOrderIndex

getZOrderIndex

draw

callDraw

boundingBox

boundingBox

getCenter

applyTransform

contains

intersects

inside

getIntersectionWithOutline

move

move

moveResize

translate

rotate

scale

resize

setGraphicBag

getGraphicBag

getTopLevelGraphicBag

setForeground

setBackground

setFillOn

setStrokeOn

reDraw

setName

setNameImpl

getName

removeProperty

setProperty

replaceProperty

getProperty

hasProperty

isVisible

setVisible

isMovable

setMovable

isEditable

setEditable

isSelectable

setSelectable

addActionListener

removeActionListener

processActionEvent

makeSelection

getDefaultInteractor

getObjectInteractor

setObjectInteractor

notifyObjectInteractorToManager

getAndAssociateObjectInteractor

write

isPersistent

getTransferDataFlavors

isDataFlavorSupported

getTransferData

GetGraphicObject

toString

setBlinkingAction

getBlinkingAction

registerBlinkingResource