com.lyrisoft.chat.client.gui
Interface IChatRoom

All Superinterfaces:

IMessageWindow

All Known Implementing Classes:

ChatPanel, ChatPanel, ChatRoom

public interface IChatRoom

extends IMessageWindow

Interface for a ChatRoom GUI component. This thing usually has:

• A text area widget where the banter in the room is displayed
• A list widget that shows the users in this room
• An input field where the user can type his messages/commands

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getName() Get the name of this chat room
void	hide() Make this thing invisible on the screen.
void	setUserList(java.lang.String[] users) Set the users in the user list widget
void	show() Make this thing visible on the screen.
void	userJoinedRoom(java.lang.String user) Indicates that a user just joined this room.
void	userPartedRoom(java.lang.String user, boolean signoff) Indicates that a user just parted this room.

Methods inherited from interface com.lyrisoft.chat.client.gui.IMessageWindow

displayError, displayMessage, displayMessage, displayPrivateEmote, displayPrivateMessage

Method Detail

setUserList

public void setUserList(java.lang.String[] users)

Set the users in the user list widget

userJoinedRoom

public void userJoinedRoom(java.lang.String user)

Indicates that a user just joined this room. The user list widget show be updated, and a message should be printed to the screen

userPartedRoom

public void userPartedRoom(java.lang.String user,
                           boolean signoff)

Indicates that a user just parted this room. The user list widget show be updated, and a message should be printed to the screen

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Get the name of this chat room

show

public void show()

Make this thing visible on the screen. Note: It's safer to use IChatGUIFactory.show() instead.

See Also:

IChatGUIFactory.show(IChatRoom room)

hide

public void hide()

Make this thing invisible on the screen. Note: It's safer to use IChatGUIFactory.show() instead.

See Also:

IChatGUIFactory.hide(IChatRoom room)