net.rim.device.api.ui.picker
Class HomeScreenLocationPicker

java.lang.Object
  net.rim.device.api.ui.Field
      net.rim.device.api.ui.ScrollView
          net.rim.device.api.ui.Manager
              net.rim.device.api.ui.picker.HomeScreenLocationPicker

All Implemented Interfaces:

AdjustmentListener

public abstract class HomeScreenLocationPicker
extends Manager

A UI component for picking the location for a shortcut on the Home screen. The picker displays a drop-down list of folders available on the BlackBerry device and provides a check box indicating whether the shortcut is a favorite. The picker is centered within the width passed for its layout.

Sample Usage

Creating a Home screen location picker

HomeScreenLocationPicker scPicker = HomeScreenLocationPicker.create();

Retrieving the selected location

 Location scLocation = scPicker.getLocation()

Retrieving whether the shortcut is a favorite

Your application must get this favorites flag and set it on the resulting Shortcut.

See Also:

Location

Since:

BlackBerry API 6.0.0

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class net.rim.device.api.ui.Manager

BOTTOMMOST, DOWNWARD, HORIZONTAL_SCROLL, HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR, HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR_MASK, HORIZONTAL_SCROLL_MASK, LEAVE_BLANK_SPACE, LEFTMOST, LEFTWARD, NO_HORIZONTAL_SCROLL, NO_HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR, NO_SCROLL_RESET, NO_VERTICAL_SCROLL, NO_VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR, QUANTA_FONT, RIGHTMOST, RIGHTWARD, TOPMOST, UPWARD, VERTICAL_SCROLL, VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR, VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_MASK, VERTICAL_SCROLL_MASK

Fields inherited from class net.rim.device.api.ui.Field

ACTION_INVOKE, AXIS_HORIZONTAL, AXIS_SEQUENTIAL, AXIS_VERTICAL, EDITABLE, EDITABLE_MASK, FIELD_BOTTOM, FIELD_HALIGN_MASK, FIELD_HCENTER, FIELD_LEADING, FIELD_LEFT, FIELD_RIGHT, FIELD_TOP, FIELD_TRAILING, FIELD_VALIGN_MASK, FIELD_VCENTER, FOCUSABLE, FOCUSABLE_MASK, HIGHLIGHT_FOCUS, HIGHLIGHT_SELECT, NON_FOCUSABLE, NON_SPELLCHECKABLE, READONLY, SPELLCHECKABLE, SPELLCHECKABLE_MASK, STATUS_MOVE_FOCUS_HORIZONTALLY, STATUS_MOVE_FOCUS_VERTICALLY, USE_ALL_HEIGHT, USE_ALL_WIDTH, VISUAL_STATE_ACTIVE, VISUAL_STATE_DISABLED, VISUAL_STATE_DISABLED_FOCUS, VISUAL_STATE_FOCUS, VISUAL_STATE_NORMAL

Method Summary
	static HomeScreenLocationPicker	create() Returns a Home screen location picker.
	abstract boolean	getIsFavourite() Retrieves the favorite flag associated with this picker.
	abstract Location	getLocation() Retrieves the selected Home screen location.
	abstract void	setIsFavourite(boolean isFavourite) Sets the favorite flag of the picker.
	abstract void	setLocation(Location location) Sets the location of the shortcut on the Home screen to the location specified in the picker.

Methods inherited from class net.rim.device.api.ui.Manager

add, addAll, delete, deleteAll, deleteRange, getAccessibleContext, getField, getFieldAtLocation, getFieldCount, getFieldWithFocus, getFieldWithFocusIndex, getFocusRect, getHorizontalScroll, getLeafFieldWithFocus, getPreferredHeightOfChild, getPreferredWidthOfChild, getVerticalScroll, getVirtualHeight, getVirtualWidth, insert, insertAll, invalidate, invalidate, invalidateFieldRange, invokeAction, isDataValid, isDirty, isDownArrowShown, isFocusable, isMuddy, isSelecting, isUpArrowShown, isValidLayout, keyChar, keyControl, keyDown, keyRepeat, keyStatus, keyUp, layout, layoutChild, makeMenu, moveFocus, moveFocus, navigationClick, navigationMovement, navigationUnclick, nextFocus, nextFocus, onFocus, onUnfocus, paint, paintChild, replace, setDirty, setFocus, setHorizontalQuantization, setPositionChild, setScrollingInertial, setVerticalQuantization, setVirtualExtent, sublayout, subpaint, touchEvent, trackwheelClick, trackwheelUnclick

Methods inherited from class net.rim.device.api.ui.ScrollView

configurationChanged, getHorizontalAdjustment, getVerticalAdjustment, getVisibleHeight, getVisibleWidth, onDisplay, onUndisplay, setCurrentLocation, setExtent, setHorizontalAdjustment, setHorizontalScroll, setHorizontalScroll, setScrollListener, setVerticalAdjustment, setVerticalScroll, setVerticalScroll, valueChanged, waitForScrolling

Methods inherited from class net.rim.device.api.ui.Field

drawFocus, drawHighlightRegion, fieldChangeNotify, focusAdd, focusRemove, getBackground, getBackground, getBorder, getBorder, getBorder, getChangeListener, getCommandItemProvider, getContentHeight, getContentLeft, getContentRect, getContentRect, getContentTop, getContentWidth, getContextMenu, getCookie, getExtent, getExtent, getFieldStyle, getFocusListener, getFont, getHeight, getIndex, getLeft, getManager, getMargin, getMarginBottom, getMarginLeft, getMarginRight, getMarginTop, getOriginal, getPadding, getPaddingBottom, getPaddingLeft, getPaddingRight, getPaddingTop, getPreferredHeight, getPreferredWidth, getScreen, getStyle, getTop, getVisualState, getWidth, invalidateAll, isEditable, isEnabled, isFocus, isPasteable, isScrollCopyable, isSelectable, isSelectionCopyable, isSelectionCutable, isSelectionDeleteable, isSpellCheckable, isStyle, isVisible, makeContextMenu, onExposed, onMenuDismissed, onMenuDismissed, onObscured, onVisibilityChange, paste, select, selectionCopy, selectionCut, selectionDelete, setBackground, setBackground, setBorder, setBorder, setBorder, setBorder, setChangeListener, setCommandItemProvider, setCookie, setEditable, setEnabled, setFocus, setFocusListener, setFont, setMargin, setMargin, setMuddy, setNonSpellCheckable, setPadding, setPadding, setPosition, setVisualState, updateLayout

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

create

public static HomeScreenLocationPicker create()

Returns a Home screen location picker. You can use this instance when adding a shortcut on the Home screen.

Returns:

Instance of HomeScreenLocationPicker.

Category:

Signed: This element is only accessible by signed applications. If you intend to use this element, please visit http://www.blackberry.com/go/codesigning to obtain a set of code signing keys. Code signing is only required for applications running on BlackBerry smartphones; development on BlackBerry Smartphone Simulators can occur without code signing.

Since:

BlackBerry API 6.0.0

getLocation

public abstract Location getLocation()

Retrieves the selected Home screen location. Applications can use this location when adding shortcuts to Home screen.

Returns:

Location selection from the picker.

See Also:

HomeScreen

Category:

Signed: This element is only accessible by signed applications. If you intend to use this element, please visit http://www.blackberry.com/go/codesigning to obtain a set of code signing keys. Code signing is only required for applications running on BlackBerry smartphones; development on BlackBerry Smartphone Simulators can occur without code signing.

Since:

BlackBerry API 6.0.0

setLocation

public abstract void setLocation(Location location)

Sets the location of the shortcut on the Home screen to the location specified in the picker. Applications can use this method to set the last selected location on the picker. If specified location is not available on the Home screen, then this method does not change the current location of the picker.

Parameters:

location - Location on the Home screen.

Throws:

NullPointerException - if location is null.

Category:

Signed: This element is only accessible by signed applications. If you intend to use this element, please visit http://www.blackberry.com/go/codesigning to obtain a set of code signing keys. Code signing is only required for applications running on BlackBerry smartphones; development on BlackBerry Smartphone Simulators can occur without code signing.

Since:

BlackBerry API 6.0.0

getIsFavourite

public abstract boolean getIsFavourite()

Retrieves the favorite flag associated with this picker. Applications have to get this value from the picker and set on their shortcut.

Returns:

true if the shortcut location is the Favorites folder; false otherwise.

See Also:

Shortcut

Category:

Signed: This element is only accessible by signed applications. If you intend to use this element, please visit http://www.blackberry.com/go/codesigning to obtain a set of code signing keys. Code signing is only required for applications running on BlackBerry smartphones; development on BlackBerry Smartphone Simulators can occur without code signing.

Since:

BlackBerry API 6.0.0

setIsFavourite

public abstract void setIsFavourite(boolean isFavourite)

Sets the favorite flag of the picker. Applications can use this method to set the previous value of the favorite flag on the picker.

Parameters:

isFavourite - True if picker has favorite check turned on.

Category:

Signed: This element is only accessible by signed applications. If you intend to use this element, please visit http://www.blackberry.com/go/codesigning to obtain a set of code signing keys. Code signing is only required for applications running on BlackBerry smartphones; development on BlackBerry Smartphone Simulators can occur without code signing.

Since:

BlackBerry API 6.0.0