Client
Class MainPane

java.lang.Object
  Client.MainPane

public class MainPane
extends java.lang.Object

Manages a JPanel representing the main "homepage" tab of the chat client. Can switch from the "username-asking" view to the "who is online" view, after an acceptable username is typed in.

Constructor Summary

MainPane(ClientView vi)
Construct a new MainPane, as the initial "username-asking" version.

Method Summary

javax.swing.JPanel	getPanel()
void	setMessage(java.lang.String errorMessage) Sets a label in the username-asking view, so that if the username was rejected, the user can read why.
void	setUsername(java.lang.String name) Swaps out the GUI from a "Type your username here" panel to a "Here is who is online" panel.
void	updateUsers(java.util.List<java.lang.String> users) Updates the list of users here.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

MainPane

public MainPane(ClientView vi)

Construct a new MainPane, as the initial "username-asking" version.

Parameters:

vi - The ClientView that is the "parent" of this main pane

Method Detail

getPanel

public javax.swing.JPanel getPanel()

Returns:

the panel this MainPane manages

setUsername

public void setUsername(java.lang.String name)

Swaps out the GUI from a "Type your username here" panel to a "Here is who is online" panel. Triggered upon receiving an accept_uname message from the server.

Parameters:

name - the username that was accepted

updateUsers

public void updateUsers(java.util.List<java.lang.String> users)

Updates the list of users here.

Parameters:

users - the list of users here, as sent by the server

setMessage

public void setMessage(java.lang.String errorMessage)

Sets a label in the username-asking view, so that if the username was rejected, the user can read why.

Parameters:

errorMessage - the error to say