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     1 /*
       
     2 * Copyright (c) 2008 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies). 
       
     3 * All rights reserved.
       
     4 * This component and the accompanying materials are made available
       
     5 * under the terms of "Eclipse Public License v1.0"
       
     6 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available
       
     7 * at the URL "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html".
       
     8 *
       
     9 * Initial Contributors:
       
    10 * Nokia Corporation - initial contribution.
       
    11 *
       
    12 * Contributors:
       
    13 *
       
    14 * Description:  grid layoutpolicy private implementation header.
       
    15 *
       
    16 */
       
    17 
       
    18 
       
    19 #ifndef ALFGRIDLAYOUTPOLICYIMPL_H
       
    20 #define ALFGRIDLAYOUTPOLICYIMPL_H
       
    21 
       
    22 #include <osn/osndefines.h>
       
    23 #include <alf/alfgridlayoutmanager.h>
       
    24 #include <alf/ialfgridlayoutpolicy.h>
       
    25 
       
    26 using std::auto_ptr;
       
    27 using Alf::AlfGridLayoutManager;
       
    28 
       
    29 class CAlfControl;
       
    30 class CAlfGridLayout;
       
    31 
       
    32 namespace Alf
       
    33     {
       
    34     
       
    35 class CAlfWidgetControl;
       
    36 class AlfWidget;
       
    37 class IAlfGridLayoutPolicy;
       
    38     
       
    39 /**
       
    40  * layoutmanager implementation class
       
    41  *
       
    42  * @lib alfwidgetmodel.lib
       
    43  * @since S60 ?S60_version
       
    44  */
       
    45 class AlfGridLayoutPolicyImpl : public IAlfGridLayoutPolicy
       
    46     {
       
    47 public:
       
    48     /**
       
    49      * layout manager constructor
       
    50      *
       
    51      * @param aLayoutType type of layout used by the manager.
       
    52      */
       
    53     AlfGridLayoutPolicyImpl(AlfGridLayoutManager& aGridLayoutManager);
       
    54     
       
    55     /**
       
    56      * destructor
       
    57      */
       
    58     ~AlfGridLayoutPolicyImpl();
       
    59 
       
    60 
       
    61 
       
    62 public:
       
    63     // from IAlfGridLayoutPolicy
       
    64 
       
    65     /**
       
    66      * Sets the number and weights of blocks in this grid layout in the direction of the specified
       
    67      * dimension. Each block's weight will be set to equal the supplied value, the result
       
    68      * of which is that all blocks will be equally spaced, whatever the units. 
       
    69      *
       
    70      * @see appendWeight; for more information on how weights are used to calculate layout positions.
       
    71      *
       
    72      * @note This API could be useful if then subsequent calls to @c replaceWeight are made to 
       
    73      * change specific values, depending on how many of the values are different. 
       
    74      * @note Calling this with aCount set to 0 will clear all of the existing weights in the direction
       
    75      * of the specified dimension.
       
    76      * @note this is the same as using metrics with unit type EAlfUnitWeight.
       
    77      *
       
    78      * @param aDim the dimension along which to fill
       
    79      * @param aCount The number of lines of blocks to fill
       
    80      * @param aWeight the weights to be used for all blocks
       
    81      * @throw AlfVisualException(EInvalidArgument), if aPos is out of bounds
       
    82      */    
       
    83     virtual void fillWeights(IAlfGridLayoutPolicy::gridLayoutDimension aDim, int aCount, const TAlfMetric& aWeight);
       
    84 
       
    85     /**
       
    86      * Add a new line of blocks to this grid layout at the last position in the direction of the 
       
    87      * specified dimension. It will have the supplied weight. Weights can be any metric value, 
       
    88      * hence different units can be used for each block. In particular, EAlfUnitWeight can be used 
       
    89      * to represent weight values in aribtrary proportional units.
       
    90      *
       
    91      * In the case of proportional weights, the effect of this will be to cause the other blocks to 
       
    92      * resize according to the new total weight.
       
    93      *
       
    94      * @note If non-relative coordinates are specified (e.g., real pixels), the combined blocks might not 
       
    95      *      fill the entire layout area. However, weights will always stretch to fill all available space 
       
    96      *      after the fixed units have been determined. Therefore, depending on circumstances it may
       
    97      *      be better to use EAlfUnitWeight
       
    98      * @note For example [2 weights, 1 weight, 2 weights] in a layout of 100 pixels would result 
       
    99      *      in [40 pixels, 20 pixels, 40 pixels]. 
       
   100      * @note For example [10 pixels, 1 weight, 15 pixels] in a layout of 100 pixels would result 
       
   101      *      in [10 pixels, 75 pixels, 15 pixels]. 
       
   102      *
       
   103      * @param aDim the dimension to which the weight corresponds
       
   104      * @param aWeight the weight to be used for the block in the specified dimension, 
       
   105      *          replacing any previously existing weight for that block
       
   106      * @throw AlfVisualException(ECommonError), if memory allocation error
       
   107      */
       
   108     virtual void appendWeight(IAlfGridLayoutPolicy::gridLayoutDimension aDim, const TAlfMetric& aWeight);
       
   109 
       
   110     /**
       
   111      * Add a new line of blocks to this grid layout at the specified position in the direciton of 
       
   112      * the specified dimension. It will have the supplied weight. In the case of proportional 
       
   113      * weights, the effect of this will be to cause the other blocks to resize according to the new 
       
   114      * total weight. It will also mean that many child visuals will now occupy different blocks within
       
   115      * the grid according to how the blocks wrap.
       
   116      *
       
   117      * @note will leave if the specified position is greater than the number of objects currently in the array, 
       
   118      * so check first by calling @c preferredDimensionCount
       
   119      * @see appendWeight for more information on how weights are used to calculate layout positions.
       
   120      *
       
   121      * @param aDim the dimension to which the weight corresponds
       
   122      * @param aWeight the weight to be used for the block in the specified dimension, 
       
   123      *          replacing any previously existing weight for that block
       
   124      * @param aPos the index of the block
       
   125      * @throw AlfVisualException(EInvalidArrayIndex), if aPos is out of bounds
       
   126      */
       
   127     virtual void insertWeight(IAlfGridLayoutPolicy::gridLayoutDimension aDim, const TAlfMetric& aWeight, int aPos);
       
   128     
       
   129     /**
       
   130      * Sets the weight of a specific line of blocks in this grid layout, in the direction of the supplied dimension.
       
   131      * In the case of proportional weights, the effect of this will be to cause the 
       
   132      * other blocks to resize according to the new total weight. 
       
   133      *
       
   134      * @see appendWeight for more information on how weights are used to calculate layout positions.
       
   135      *
       
   136      * @param aDim the dimension to which the weight corresponds
       
   137      * @param aWeight the weight to be used for the block in the specified dimension, 
       
   138      *          replacing any previously existing weight for that cell
       
   139      * @param aPos the index of the cell
       
   140      * @throw AlfVisualException(EInvalidArrayIndex), if aPos is out of bounds
       
   141      */
       
   142     virtual void replaceWeight(IAlfGridLayoutPolicy::gridLayoutDimension aDim, const TAlfMetric& aWeight, int aPos);
       
   143 
       
   144     /**
       
   145      * Remove a line of blocks from this grid layout at the specified position in the 
       
   146      * specified dimension. In the case of proportional weights, the effect of this will 
       
   147      * be to cause the other blocks to resize according to the new total weight. It will also mean 
       
   148      * that many child visuals will now occupy different blocks within the grid according to how 
       
   149      * the blocks wrap.
       
   150      *
       
   151      * @see appendWeight for more information on how weights are used to calculate layout positions.
       
   152      *
       
   153      * @param aDim the dimension to which the weight corresponds
       
   154      * @param aPos the index of the cell
       
   155      * @throw AlfVisualException(EInvalidArrayIndex), if aPos is out of bounds
       
   156      */
       
   157     virtual void removeWeight(IAlfGridLayoutPolicy::gridLayoutDimension aDim, int aPos);
       
   158 
       
   159     /**
       
   160      * Returns the weight of a specific line of blocks in this grid layout, in the
       
   161      * specified dimension. 
       
   162      *
       
   163      * @see appendWeight for more information on how weights are used to calculate layout positions.
       
   164      *
       
   165      * @param aDim the dimension to which the weight corresponds
       
   166      * @param aPos the index of the cell
       
   167      * @return the weight being used for the cell in the specified dimension, will be 0 magnitude if not set
       
   168      * @throw AlfVisualException(EInvalidArrayIndex), if aPos is out of bounds
       
   169      */
       
   170     virtual TAlfMetric weight(IAlfGridLayoutPolicy::gridLayoutDimension aDim, int aPos) const;
       
   171         
       
   172     /**
       
   173      * Return the number of lines of blocks in this grid, along the specified dimension
       
   174      *
       
   175      * @param aDim the dimension along which to count
       
   176      * @return The number of lines of blocks in this grid.
       
   177      */        
       
   178     virtual int count(IAlfGridLayoutPolicy::gridLayoutDimension aDim) const;
       
   179 
       
   180 public:
       
   181 // from base class IAlfInterfaceBase
       
   182     
       
   183     /**
       
   184      * Interface getter. 
       
   185      * @see IAlfInterfaceBase::MakeInterface
       
   186      *
       
   187      * @since S60 ?S60_version
       
   188      * @param aType The type id of the queried interface.
       
   189      * @return The queried interface, or NULL if the interface is not
       
   190      *         supported or available.
       
   191      */    
       
   192     virtual IAlfInterfaceBase* makeInterface( const IfId& aType );	
       
   193 	
       
   194 private:
       
   195     /**
       
   196      * returns the gridlayout used by the layoutmanager.
       
   197      */    
       
   198     CAlfGridLayout& layout() const;
       
   199 private:
       
   200 
       
   201     AlfGridLayoutManager &mGridLayoutManager;
       
   202 
       
   203     };
       
   204 
       
   205     } // namespace Alf
       
   206 
       
   207 #endif // ALFGRIDLAYOUTPOLICYIMPL_H