Modern Docking API

This section of topics explains the Modern Docking API that can be used by an application. This API is used to create and maintain the dockables that users interact with.

Contents:

• Hello World
• Dockable Properties
• Dockable Interface
  • Mandatory Methods
  • Optional Methods
• Docking Programmatically
  • Dock
  • Undock
  • Bring to Front
  • Display
  • isDocked
  • isMaximized
• Menu Items
  • LayoutsMenu
  • ApplicationLayoutMenuItem
  • DockableMenuItem
• Customization Points
  • Tab Placement
  • Tab Layout Policy
  • Active Highlighter
  • Custom Dockable Header
• Exceptions
  • DockableNotFoundException
  • DockableRegistrationFailureException
  • DockingLayoutException
  • NotDockedException
  • RootDockingPanelNotFoundException
  • RootDockingPanelRegistrationFailureException
• Events
  • DockingEvent
  • DockingLayoutEvent
• Listeners
  • DockingLayoutListener
  • DockingListener
  • MaximizeListener
  • NewFloatingFrameListener
• Working With Layouts
• Persistence
• Look and Feel
  • Colors