TriggerValue.st
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 COPYRIGHT (c) 1995 by Claus Gittinger
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	      All Rights Reserved
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 This software is furnished under a license and may be used
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ValueHolder subclass:#TriggerValue
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	instanceVariableNames:''
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	classVariableNames:''
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	poolDictionaries:''
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	category:'Interface-Support-Models'
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!
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!TriggerValue class methodsFor:'documentation'!
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    a triggerValue sends updates on every store of a value, even if the same
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    value is stored again.
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    It can be used as a triggerChannel of a bufferedValueHolder.
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    (however, in this specific use, you can also use normal ValueHolder,
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     and set it value to nil before setting it to the actual trigger value)
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    [author:]
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    buffered editing with a TriggerValue
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	|firstName lastName trigger dialog|
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	firstName :=  'foo' asValue.
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	lastName := 'bar' asValue.
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	trigger := TriggerValue new.
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	dialog := Dialog new.
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	(dialog addTextLabel:'Name:') layout:#left.
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	(dialog addInputFieldOn:(BufferedValueHolder
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				    subject:firstName
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				    triggerChannel:trigger)) immediateAccept:true.
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	dialog addVerticalSpace.
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	(dialog addTextLabel:'Address:') layout:#left.
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	(dialog addInputFieldOn:(BufferedValueHolder
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				    subject:lastName
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				    triggerChannel:trigger)) immediateAccept:true.
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	dialog addAbortButton; 
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	       addButton:(Button new 
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				label:'undo'; 
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				action:[trigger value:false]);
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	       addOkButton.
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	dialog okAction:[trigger value:true].
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	dialog open.
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	Transcript show:firstName value; show:' '; showCr:lastName value
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!TriggerValue methodsFor:'accessing'!
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value:anObject
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    "redefined to send change notifications on every store"
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    self setValue:anObject.
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    "/ self notifyChange:#value
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    self changed:#value
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!TriggerValue class methodsFor:'documentation'!
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    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libview2/TriggerValue.st,v 1.7 1996-04-25 16:43:09 cg Exp $'
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