Re: [Jsynthlib-devel] The addWidget(...) design

[Rib R. <ri...@gm...>]

On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 14:51:45 -0800, Joe Emenaker <jo...@em...> wrote:
> Rib Rdb wrote:
> 
> >You could do the same type of thing in Java. Then it would look like this:
> >/* when the driver is created */
> >// create params in order so addresses are inferred
> >decoder.addBooleanParam("Midi Pitch Bend");
> >
> >/* Then in the editor */
> >addWidget(leftPane,
> >         new CheckBoxWidget(patch, decoder.getParam("Midi Pitch Bend")),
> >         , 0, 10, 1, 1, -3);
> >
> >
> Hey.... that's pretty neat!
> 
> It looks like your "decoder" is what I'm calling a "data-model", no?

Yep

> Based on that, all we'd have to do is teach addWidget to figure out what
> kind of param it's getting and select the right widget automatically.
> 
> Is it possible to explicitly define the addresses of the params?

You can add whatever methods you want to your parameters and/or data model.
This is supported by the XML driver as well. If your Decoder returns
parameters that have the method setAddress(String), then all of the
parameters accept
<address>0xf00</address>

This could either be required or optional (you only have to use it
when the value that would be inferred is wrong)