org.simbrain.network
Class NetworkUtils

java.lang.Object
  org.simbrain.network.NetworkUtils

public class NetworkUtils
extends Object

Utils provides static utility methods for the Network class.

Constructor Summary

NetworkUtils()

Method Summary

static JPanel	createRow(String text, String toolTip, JComponent theComponent) Helper method for creating formatted rows in dialog boxes, which consist of a label, a component, and some tool-tip for the label.
static boolean	isConsistent(List toCheck, Class theClass, String methodName) Checks to see if all the objects in a list return the same value for a method which the user provides by name.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

NetworkUtils

public NetworkUtils()

Method Detail

isConsistent

public static boolean isConsistent(List toCheck,
                                   Class theClass,
                                   String methodName)

Checks to see if all the objects in a list return the same value for a method which the user provides by name. The method can have no arguments (typically a getter method).

Parameters:

toCheck - the list of objects to check for consistency

methodName - the method to be invoked (uses reflection)

Returns:

true if the list of objects returns the same value for methodName, false otherwise

createRow

public static JPanel createRow(String text,
                               String toolTip,
                               JComponent theComponent)

Helper method for creating formatted rows in dialog boxes, which consist of a label, a component, and some tool-tip for the label.

Parameters:

text - the text to be displayed to the left of the commponent as a JLabel

toolTip - a tooltip / help to be displayed for the label

theComponent - the component to be displayed to the right of the label

Returns:

a JPanel containing the formatted label and component