Access to the Java Object Layer
The
GUIKit framework provides
Mathematica functions, such as
PropertyValue[{"widgetName", "propertyName"}] for accessing state, or calling methods on
JavaObject instances using
InvokeMethod[{"widgetName", "methodName"}, arguments]. However, this does not prevent you from using the standard
J/Link techniques for manipulating any underlying
JavaObject that make up the runtime interface.
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Here is what this interface will display as on a typical platform.
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The first argument of a
GUIObject is the root window Java class, in this case a
javax.swing.JFrame instance, and we can make method calls on this component while the interface is running.
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Here is an update to what the user interface will look like now. (The interface has been resized to display the entire title.)
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Utility
GUIKit functions, such as
WidgetReference[], which looks up specially registered instances, also returns
JavaObject instances, and so any object in the interface can be accessed directly with
J/Link method calls.
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Here is an update to what the user interface will look like now.
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