Multiple Device Markup Language

Multiple Device Markup Language

Description and Generation

DePaul University

School of Computer Science, Telecommunications and Information Systems

Updated on 02/18/2004 12:54 AM

Abstract Architecture Schema Documents Project Files

 
 

Framework Files

Location

ui.properties

$ZOOM_HOME\test\ui\ui.properties

rule.xml

$ZOOM_HOME\resources\ui\rule.xml

mdml.xml

$ZOOM_HOME\test\ui\mdml.xml

language.xml

<<generated>>

class.java

<<generated>>

 

Property File

Location

toolkit

SWING | SWT

mdml

<<mdml application file>>

rulexml

<<rule file>>

project_resources_dir

Location of the resource for

project_output_dir

Location of the output generated files

project_directory

Location of the project home directory  i.e. $ZOOM_HOME

project_codegenerator

Location of the ZOOM code generator

 

Rule File

Example

Label

<Label>

<widget>

<widget> JLabel </widget>

<attribute>

<attribute>

   <Method name="title" type="String">setTitle</Method>

   <Method name="text" type="String">setText</Method>

   <Method name="icon" type="text">setIcon</Method>

</attribute>

<composition>

<<none>>

<define>

<<none>>

Example

<rule>

  <Label>

   <!-- define the control mapping -->

   <widget> JLabel </widget>

   <!-- define the attribute mapping -->

   <attribute>

      <Method name="title" type="String">setTitle</Method>

      <Method name="text" type="String">setText</Method>

      <Method name="icon" type="text">setIcon</Method>

   </attribute>

   </Label>

</rule>

 

Rule File

 

 

Example

BoxLayout

<BoxLayout>

<widget>

<widget> BoxLayout

   <Constructor>

       <Parameter type="text">$Parent</Parameter>

       <Parameter type="int">$axis</Parameter>

   </Constructor>

</widget>

<attribute>

<attribute>

   <Method name="axis" type="int" variable="yes"/>

</attribute>

<composition>

<<none>>

<define>

<<none>>

 

  

 

Rule File

Example

Panel

<Panel>

<widget>

<widget> JPanel </widget>

<attribute>

<attribute>

   <Method name="title" type="String">setTitle</Method>

   <Method name="name" type="String">setName</Method>

</attribute>

<composition>

<composition>

   <GridLayout>

<Method name="setLayout"/>

   </GridLayout>

   <Button>

<Method name="add"/>

   </Button>

   <TextBox type="text">

<Method name="add"/>

   </TextBox>

   <Panel>

<Method name="add"/>

   </Panel>

   <Slider>

<Method name="add"/>

   </Slider>

   <Separator>

<Method name="add"/>

   </Separator>

   <ProgressBar>

<Method name="add"/>

   </ProgressBar>

   <BoxLayout>

<Method name="setLayout"/>

   </BoxLayout>

   <ToolBar>

<Method name="add"/>

   </ToolBar>

   <Label>

<Method name="add"/>

   </Label>

   <CheckBox>

<Method name="add"/>

   </CheckBox>

   <RadioButton>

<Method name="add"/>

   </RadioButton>

   <ComboBox>

<Method name="add"/>

   </ComboBox>

   <List>

<Method name="add">

      <Parameter rule="List">$myList</Parameter>

</Method>

   </List>

   <LineBorder>

<Method name="setBorder"/>

   </LineBorder>

   <Image>

<Method name="add"/>

   </Image>

   <Tree>

<Method name="add">

     <Parameter rule="Tree">$myTree</Parameter>

</Method>

   </Tree>

</composition>
<define>

<<None>>