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package javax.portlet;
import java.util.Locale;
/**
* The WindowState class represents
* the possible window states that a portlet window can assume.
*
* This class defines a standard set of the most basic portlet window states.
* Additional window states may be defined by calling the constructor of
* this class. If a portal/portlet-container does not support a
* custom window state defined in the portlet application deployment descriptor,
* the custom window state will be ignored by the portal/portlet container.
*/
public class WindowState
{
/**
* The NORMAL window state indicates that a portlet
* may be sharing the page with other portlets. It may also
* indicate that the target device has limited display capabilities.
* Therefore, a portlet should restrict the size of its rendered
* output in this window state.
*
* The string value for this state is "normal".
*/
public final static WindowState NORMAL = new WindowState ("normal");
/**
* The MAXIMIZED window state is an indication
* that a portlet may be the only portlet being rendered in the
* portal page, or that the portlet has more space compared to other portlets
* in the portal page. A portlet may generate richer content
* when its window state is MAXIMIZED.
*
* The string value for this state is "maximized".
*/
public final static WindowState MAXIMIZED = new WindowState ("maximized");
/**
* When a portlet is in MINIMIZED window state,
* the portlet should only render minimal output or no output at all.
*
* The string value for this state is "minimized".
*/
public final static WindowState MINIMIZED = new WindowState ("minimized");
private String _name;
/**
* Creates a new window state with the given name.
*
* Upper case letters in the name are converted to
* lower case letters.
*
* @param name The name of the window state
*/
public WindowState(String name) {
if (name==null) {
throw new IllegalArgumentException("WindowState name can not be NULL");
}
_name = name.toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH);
}
/**
* Returns a String representation of this window state.
* Window state names are always lower case names.
*
* @return String representation of this window state.
*/
public String toString() {
return _name;
}
/**
* Returns the hash code value for this window state.
* The hash code is constructed by producing the
* hash value of the String value of this window state.
*
* @return hash code value for this window state
*/
public int hashCode() {
return _name.hashCode();
}
/**
* Compares the specified object with this window state
* for equality. Returns true if the
* Strings equals method for the String
* representing the two window states returns true.
*
* @param object the window state to compare this window state with.
*
* @return true, if the specified object is equal with this window state.
*/
public boolean equals(Object object) {
if ( object instanceof WindowState )
return _name.equals(((WindowState) object)._name);
else
return false;
}
}