| <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"><html lang="en"> |
| <HEAD> |
| |
| <meta name="copyright" content="Copyright (c) IBM Corporation and others 2000, 2005. This page is made available under license. For full details see the LEGAL in the documentation book that contains this page." > |
| |
| <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> |
| <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Style-Type" CONTENT="text/css"> |
| |
| <LINK REL="STYLESHEET" HREF="../book.css" CHARSET="ISO-8859-1" TYPE="text/css"> |
| <TITLE> |
| Master/Details block |
| </TITLE> |
| </HEAD> |
| <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> |
| |
| <H1> |
| Master/Details block</H1> |
| <p align="left">Master/Details is a pattern used throughout the UI world. It |
| consists of a list or a tree ('master') and a set of properties ('details') |
| driven by the selection in the master. Eclipse Forms provide the implementation |
| of the pattern as a useful building block with the following properties:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li> |
| <p align="left">While details part is created, master part factory method is |
| abstract and must be implemented by the subclass</p></li> |
| <li> |
| <p align="left">Master and details parts are children of the sash form and |
| the ratio of the form space allocated for each can be changed by moving the |
| sash.</p></li> |
| <li> |
| <p align="left">Through the nature of the sash form, master and details |
| parts can be organized horizontally or vertically in the form.</p></li> |
| </ul> |
| <p align="left">The idea of master/details block is to create a tree or a table |
| section that fires the selection notification via the managed form. If the |
| details part can handle the selected object, it should switch to the page for it |
| and display properties. When building on top of the provided master/details |
| block, subclasses should:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li> |
| <p align="left">Create the master part (the one that drives the details)</p> |
| </li> |
| <li> |
| <p align="left">Contribute actions to the form tool bar (consumes |
| upper-right portion of the form in the title area)</p></li> |
| <li> |
| <p align="left">Register details pages, one for each distinct input that can |
| arrive from the master part</p></li> |
| </ul> |
| </BODY> |
| </HTML> |
