Hello
I have class thet extends javax.swing.JFrame.
I can not open this class( the java file of this class) with forte form editor.
the class look like this :
public class SetupGUI extends javax.swing.JFrame {
how can i tell forte to open this java file with form editor?
TK
Thanks
Hope this helps:
Creating forms by extending another forms
Suppose you want to create one form to be a base (superclass) for other forms (extending the base one). You can create the base form as usual, but it should match the requirements described in "Creating a custom container bean":
it must be a bean (with public constructor without parameters),
it must be compiled at the time when used (i.e. when editing the extending forms),
it must be empty (with no components), or have an empty container delegate defined.
To create a form extending the base form, use "Bean Form" template and set its superclass to the base form class (in the New wizard, step 3).
Some additional notes:
You will see the base form in the designer when editing the extending form (similarly as you see e.g. JFrame when creating form from JFrame).
Any changes made in the extending form won't affect the base form.
Changes made in the base form will affect all forms extending it.
You can download an example from here.
(You need to go to http://forte.sun.com/cgi-bin/WebX?14@121.vOfjaqGaqag.0@.ee8062a to download the zip)
Tip for iterative development:
If you change something in the base form, don't forget to compile it. If there are some extending forms opened at the same time, they won't be updated automatically -- you must reopen them to load the new base class (to do it quickly, press Ctrl+R in each form).
