org.openide
Interface WizardDescriptor.BackgroundInstantiatingIterator<Data>

Type Parameters:

Data - in practice this should be WizardDescriptor

All Superinterfaces:

WizardDescriptor.AsynchronousInstantiatingIterator<Data>, WizardDescriptor.InstantiatingIterator<Data>, WizardDescriptor.Iterator<Data>

Enclosing class:

WizardDescriptor

public static interface WizardDescriptor.BackgroundInstantiatingIterator<Data>
extends WizardDescriptor.AsynchronousInstantiatingIterator<Data>

Iterator for a wizard that will create new objects after the wizard has been closed. Suitable for cases where the instantiation might be quite time consuming, has its own progress/cancellation UI, or otherwise would be undesirable to run with the wizard dialog open.

Since:

org.openide.dialogs 7.22

Method Summary

Set	instantiate() Called in a separate thread when the Finish button is clicked and the wizard is closed.

Methods inherited from interface org.openide.WizardDescriptor.InstantiatingIterator

initialize, uninitialize

Methods inherited from interface org.openide.WizardDescriptor.Iterator

addChangeListener, current, hasNext, hasPrevious, name, nextPanel, previousPanel, removeChangeListener

Method Detail

instantiate

Set instantiate()
                throws IOException

Called in a separate thread when the Finish button is clicked and the wizard is closed.

Specified by:

instantiate in interface WizardDescriptor.AsynchronousInstantiatingIterator<Data>

Specified by:

instantiate in interface WizardDescriptor.InstantiatingIterator<Data>

Returns:

a set of objects created (the exact type is at the discretion of the caller)

Throws:

IOException - when instantiate fails