root/trunk/plugins/examples/org/pathvisio/example/ExSidepanel.java

// PathVisio,
// a tool for data visualization and analysis using Biological Pathways
// Copyright 2006-2009 BiGCaT Bioinformatics
//
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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//
package org.pathvisio.example;

import java.awt.BorderLayout;

import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JTabbedPane;

import org.pathvisio.gui.swing.PvDesktop;
import org.pathvisio.plugin.Plugin;

/**
 * Demonstres how a Plugin can add a new tab to the Sidepanel.
 */
public class ExSidepanel implements Plugin
{
        private PvDesktop desktop;

        public void init(PvDesktop desktop)
        {
                this.desktop = desktop;

                // create a new panel to show in the side bar
                JPanel mySideBarPanel = new JPanel ();
                mySideBarPanel.setLayout (new BorderLayout());
                mySideBarPanel.add (new JLabel ("Hello SideBar"), BorderLayout.CENTER);

                // get a reference to the sidebar
                JTabbedPane sidebarTabbedPane = desktop.getSideBarTabbedPane();

                // add or panel with a given Title
                sidebarTabbedPane.add("Title", mySideBarPanel);
        }

        public void done() {}
}