TopcatToolAction (Starjava TOPCAT API)

All Superinterfaces:

javax.swing.Action, java.awt.event.ActionListener, java.util.EventListener

All Known Implementing Classes:

DemoToolAction, TopcatWindowAction
```
public interface TopcatToolAction
extends javax.swing.Action
```
Defines an action which will appear on the TOPCAT tool bar. As well as implementing this interface, such actions must have a public no-arg constructor. See the DemoToolAction class for an example implementation.

Since:

27 Sep 2011

Author:

Mark Taylor

- Field Summary
  - Fields inherited from interface javax.swing.Action
    ACCELERATOR_KEY, ACTION_COMMAND_KEY, DEFAULT, DISPLAYED_MNEMONIC_INDEX_KEY, LARGE_ICON_KEY, LONG_DESCRIPTION, MNEMONIC_KEY, NAME, SELECTED_KEY, SHORT_DESCRIPTION, SMALL_ICON
- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  void setParent(java.awt.Component parent)
  Sets the parent component.
  - Methods inherited from interface javax.swing.Action
    accept, addPropertyChangeListener, getValue, isEnabled, putValue, removePropertyChangeListener, setEnabled
  - Methods inherited from interface java.awt.event.ActionListener
    actionPerformed

- Method Detail
  - setParent
```
void setParent(java.awt.Component parent)
```
    Sets the parent component. This may be used when placing any windows associated with this action. This method will normally be called once, after construction and before the action is invoked.
    
    Parameters:
    
    parent - parent component