## javax.help
Interface HelpBroker

All Known Implementing Classes:
  DefaultHelpBroker, ServletHelpBroker

public interface HelpBroker

The HelpBroker is the default presentation of a HelpSet. A HelpBroker is an abstraction of the presentation for a HelpSet; a straight-forward implementation is a JHelp() on the HelpSet. A HelpBroker can be asked to show a given Navigational View, and can display a given ID (help topic).

See Also:
  `HelpSet`, `JHelpNavigator`, `javax.help.HelpVisitListener`

Method Summary
`void` `enableHelp(java.awt.Component comp, java.lang.String id, HelpSet hs)` Enables help for a component.
`void` `enableHelp(java.awt.MenuItem comp, java.lang.String id, HelpSet hs)` Enables help for a MenuItem.
`void` `enableHelpKey(java.awt.Component comp, java.lang.String id, HelpSet hs)` Enables the Help key on a component.
`void` `enableHelpKey(java.awt.Component comp, java.lang.String id, HelpSet hs, java.lang.String presentation, java.lang.String presentationName)` Enables the Help key on a component.
`void` `enableHelpOnButton(java.awt.Component comp, java.lang.String id, HelpSet hs)` Enables help for a component.
`void` `enableHelpOnButton(java.awt.MenuItem comp, java.lang.String id, HelpSet hs)` Enables help for a MenuItem.
`void` `enableHelpOnButton(java.lang.Object obj, java.lang.String id, HelpSet hs, java.lang.String presentation, java.lang.String presentationName)` Enables help for an object.
`Map.ID` `getCurrentID()` Determines The currently displayed ID (if any).
`java.net.URL` `getCurrentURL()` Determines the currently displayed ID.
`java.lang.String` `getCurrentView()` Gets name of the current navigational view.
`java.awt.Font` `getFont()` Gets the font for this HelpBroker.
`HelpSet` `getHelpSet()` Gets the current HelpSet for this JavaHelp object.
`java.util.Locale` `getLocale()` Returns the locale of this object.
`java.awt.Point` `getLocation()` Gets the location of the presentation.
`int` `getScreen()` Get ths the screen the presentation is displayed on This operation may throw an UnsupportedOperationException if the underlying implementation does not allow this.
`java.awt.Dimension` `getSize()` Gets the size of the presentation.
`void` `initPresentation()` Initializes the presentation.
`boolean` `isDisplayed()` Determines if the presentation is visible.
`boolean` `isViewDisplayed()` Determines if the Navigational View is visible.
`void` `setCurrentID(Map.ID id)` Displays this ID.
`void` `setCurrentID(java.lang.String id)` Displays this ID.
`void` `setCurrentURL(java.net.URL url)` Displays this ID.
`void` `setCurrentView(java.lang.String name)` Activates the Navigator view with a given name.
`void` `setDisplayed(boolean displayed)` Displays the presentation to the user.
`void` `setFont(java.awt.Font f)` Sets the font for this HelpBroker.
`void` `setHelpSet(HelpSet hs)` Sets the current HelpSet for this HelpBroker.
`void` `setHelpSetPresentation(HelpSet.Presentation hsPres)` Sets the presentation attributes from a HelpSet.Presentation.
`void` `setLocale(java.util.Locale l)` Sets the locale of this HelpBroker.
`void` `setLocation(java.awt.Point p)` Sets the position of the presentation.
`void` `setScreen(int screen)` Set the screen the presentation is to be displayed on This operation may throw an UnsupportedOperationException if the underlying implementation does not allow this.
`void` `setSize(java.awt.Dimension d)` Sets the size of the presentation.
`void` `setViewDisplayed(boolean displayed)` Hides/Shows Navigational Views.
`void` `showID(Map.ID id, java.lang.String presentation, java.lang.String presentationName)` Displays this ID in a given presentation
`void` `showID(java.lang.String id, java.lang.String presentation, java.lang.String presentationName)` Displays this ID in a particular presentation

Method Detail

### setHelpSet

    public void setHelpSet(HelpSet hs)

  Sets the current HelpSet for this HelpBroker.

  Parameters:
    `hs` - The HelpSet this JavaHelp is presenting.

### getHelpSet

    public HelpSet getHelpSet()

  Gets the current HelpSet for this JavaHelp object.

  Returns:
    The HelpSet this JavaHelp is presenting.

### setHelpSetPresentation

    public void setHelpSetPresentation(HelpSet.Presentation hsPres)

  Sets the presentation attributes from a HelpSet.Presentation. The HelpSet.Presentation must be in the current HelpSet.

  Parameters:
    `hsPres` - The HelpSet.Presentation
  Since:
    2.0

### getLocale

    public java.util.Locale getLocale()

  Returns the locale of this object.

  Returns:
    The locale of this object.

### setLocale

    public void setLocale(java.util.Locale l)

  Sets the locale of this HelpBroker.

  Parameters:
    `l` - The locale to become this component's locale.
  See Also:
    `getLocale()`

### getFont

    public java.awt.Font getFont()

  Gets the font for this HelpBroker.

### setFont

    public void setFont(java.awt.Font f)

  Sets the font for this HelpBroker.

### setCurrentView

    public void setCurrentView(java.lang.String name)

  Activates the Navigator view with a given name.

  Throws:
    `java.lang.IllegalArgumentException` - if the name is not valid.

### getCurrentView

    public java.lang.String getCurrentView()

  Gets name of the current navigational view.

  Returns:
    The name of the current navigational view.

### initPresentation

    public void initPresentation()

  Initializes the presentation. This method allows the presentation to be initialized but not displayed. Typically this is done in a separate thread to reduce the intialization time.

### setDisplayed

    public void setDisplayed(boolean displayed)
                      throws UnsupportedOperationException

  Displays the presentation to the user.

  Parameters:
    `displayed` - Makes the presentation visible or not.
  Throws:
    `HelpBroker.UnsupportedOperationException` - If the operation is not supported.
    `UnsupportedOperationException`

### isDisplayed

    public boolean isDisplayed()

  Determines if the presentation is visible.

  Returns:
    Whether the presentation is currently visible.

### setLocation

    public void setLocation(java.awt.Point p)
                     throws UnsupportedOperationException

  Sets the position of the presentation. This operation may throw an UnsupportedOperationException if the underlying implementation does not allow this.

  Throws:
    `UnsupportedOperationException`

### getLocation

    public java.awt.Point getLocation()
                               throws UnsupportedOperationException

  Gets the location of the presentation. This operation may throw an UnsupportedOperationException if the underlying implementation does not allow this.

  Throws:
    `UnsupportedOperationException`

### setSize

    public void setSize(java.awt.Dimension d)
                 throws UnsupportedOperationException

  Sets the size of the presentation. This operation may throw an UnsupportedOperationException if the underlying implementation does not allow this.

  Throws:
    `UnsupportedOperationException`

### getSize

    public java.awt.Dimension getSize()
                               throws UnsupportedOperationException

  Gets the size of the presentation. This operation may throw an UnsupportedOperationException if the underlying implementation does not allow this.

  Throws:
    `UnsupportedOperationException`

### setScreen

    public void setScreen(int screen)
                   throws UnsupportedOperationException

  Set the screen the presentation is to be displayed on This operation may throw an UnsupportedOperationException if the underlying implementation does not allow this.

  Throws:
    `UnsupportedOperationException`

### getScreen

    public int getScreen()
                  throws UnsupportedOperationException

  Get ths the screen the presentation is displayed on This operation may throw an UnsupportedOperationException if the underlying implementation does not allow this.

  Throws:
    `UnsupportedOperationException`

### setViewDisplayed

    public void setViewDisplayed(boolean displayed)

  Hides/Shows Navigational Views.

  Parameters:
    `displayed` - Make the navigational views visible or not.

### isViewDisplayed

    public boolean isViewDisplayed()

  Determines if the Navigational View is visible.

  Returns:
    Whether the navigational views are visible.

### showID

    public void showID(Map.ID id,
                       java.lang.String presentation,
                       java.lang.String presentationName)
                throws InvalidHelpSetContextException

  Displays this ID in a given presentation

  Parameters:
    `id` - An ID that identifies the topic to display.
    `presentation` - The Presentation class to display the Help in.
    `presentationName` - The name of a Presentation section from a HelpSet to use. For some Presentations this will also be the name to apply to the Presentation.
  Throws:
    `InvalidHelpSetContextException` - If id.hs is not contanied in the current HelpSet of this broker.
  See Also:
    `Presentation`

### showID

    public void showID(java.lang.String id,
                       java.lang.String presentation,
                       java.lang.String presentationName)
                throws BadIDException

  Displays this ID in a particular presentation

  Parameters:
    `id` - A String identifying the topic to show relative to getHelpSet()
    `presentation` - The Presentation class to display the Help in.
    `presentationName` - The name of a Presentation section from a HelpSet to use. For some Presentations this will also be the name to apply to the Presentation.
  Throws:
    `BadIDException` - if the ID is not valid in the map.
  See Also:
    `Presentation`

### setCurrentID

    public void setCurrentID(Map.ID id)
                      throws InvalidHelpSetContextException

  Displays this ID.

  Parameters:
    `id` - An ID that identifies the topic to display.
  Throws:
    `InvalidHelpSetContextException` - If id.hs is not contanied in the current HelpSet of this broker.
  See Also:
    `HelpModel.setCurrentID(javax.help.Map.ID)`

### setCurrentID

    public void setCurrentID(java.lang.String id)
                      throws BadIDException

  Displays this ID. HelpVisitListeners are notified.

  Parameters:
    `id` - A String identifying the topic to show relative to getHelpSet()
  Throws:
    `BadIDException` - if the ID is not valid in the map.

### getCurrentID

    public Map.ID getCurrentID()

  Determines The currently displayed ID (if any).

  Returns:
    The ID being shown.

### setCurrentURL

    public void setCurrentURL(java.net.URL url)

  Displays this ID. HelpVisitListeners are notified. The currentID changes if there is a matching ID for this URL.

  Parameters:
    `url` - The URL to show

### getCurrentURL

    public java.net.URL getCurrentURL()

  Determines the currently displayed ID.

  Returns:
    The URL being shown.

### enableHelpKey

    public void enableHelpKey(java.awt.Component comp,
                              java.lang.String id,
                              HelpSet hs)

  Enables the Help key on a component. This method works best when the component is the rootPane of a JFrame in Swing implementations, or a java.awt.Window (or subclass thereof) in AWT implementations. This method sets the default helpID and HelpSet for the component and registers keyboard actions to trap the "Help" keypress. When the "Help" key is pressed, if the object with the current focus has a helpID, the helpID is displayed, otherwise the default helpID is displayed.

  Parameters:
    `comp` - The component to enable the keyboard actions on.
    `id` - The default HelpID to be displayed.
    `hs` - The default HelpSet to be displayed.

### enableHelpKey

    public void enableHelpKey(java.awt.Component comp,
                              java.lang.String id,
                              HelpSet hs,
                              java.lang.String presentation,
                              java.lang.String presentationName)

  Enables the Help key on a component. This method works best when the component is the rootPane of a JFrame in Swing implementations, or a java.awt.Window (or subclass thereof) in AWT implementations. This method sets the default helpID and HelpSet for the component and registers keyboard actions to trap the "Help" keypress. When the "Help" key is pressed, if the object with the current focus has a helpID, the helpID is displayed, otherwise the default helpID is displayed.

  Parameters:
    `comp` - The component to enable the keyboard actions on.
    `id` - The default HelpID to be displayed.
    `hs` - The default HelpSet to be displayed.
    `presentation` - The Presentation class to display the Help in.
    `presentationName` - The name of a Presentation section from a HelpSet to use. For some Presentations this will also be the name to apply to the Presentation.
  See Also:
    `Presentation`

### enableHelp

    public void enableHelp(java.awt.Component comp,
                           java.lang.String id,
                           HelpSet hs)

  Enables help for a component. This method sets a component's helpID and HelpSet.

  See Also:
    `CSH.setHelpID`, `CSH.setHelpSet`

### enableHelp

    public void enableHelp(java.awt.MenuItem comp,
                           java.lang.String id,
                           HelpSet hs)

  Enables help for a MenuItem. This method sets a component's helpID and HelpSet.

  See Also:
    `CSH.setHelpID`, `CSH.setHelpSet`

### enableHelpOnButton

    public void enableHelpOnButton(java.awt.Component comp,
                                   java.lang.String id,
                                   HelpSet hs)
                            throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

  Enables help for a component. This method sets a component's helpID and HelpSet and adds an ActionListener. When an action is performed it displays the component's helpID and HelpSet in the default viewer. If the component is not a javax.swing.AbstractButton or a java.awt.Button an IllegalArgumentException is thrown.

  Throws:
    `java.lang.IllegalArgumentException`
  See Also:
    `CSH.setHelpID`, `CSH.setHelpSet`, `AbstractButton`, `Button`

### enableHelpOnButton

    public void enableHelpOnButton(java.awt.MenuItem comp,
                                   java.lang.String id,
                                   HelpSet hs)

  Enables help for a MenuItem. This method sets a component's helpID and HelpSet and adds an ActionListener. When an action is performed it displays the component's helpID and HelpSet in the default viewer.

  See Also:
    `CSH.setHelpID`, `CSH.setHelpSet`, `MenuItem`

### enableHelpOnButton

    public void enableHelpOnButton(java.lang.Object obj,
                                   java.lang.String id,
                                   HelpSet hs,
                                   java.lang.String presentation,
                                   java.lang.String presentationName)
                            throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

  Enables help for an object. This method sets a object's helpID and HelpSet and adds an ActionListener. When an action is performed it displays the component's helpID and HelpSet in the default viewer or the presenation if defined. If the component is not a javax.swing.AbstractButton or a java.awt.Button an IllegalArgumentException is thrown.

  Parameters:
    `id` - The default HelpID to be displayed.
    `hs` - The default HelpSet to be displayed.
    `presentation` - The Presentation class to display the Help in.
    `presentationName` - The name of a Presentation section from a HelpSet to use. For some Presentations this will also be the name to apply to the Presentation.
  Throws:
    `java.lang.IllegalArgumentException`
  See Also:
    `Presentation`, `CSH.setHelpID`, `CSH.setHelpSet`, `AbstractButton`, `Button`