satin.aro
Class MicrosoftOS

java.lang.Object
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              +--satin.aro.MicrosoftOS

public class MicrosoftOS
extends AROremoteObject

Represents the Microsoft Windows operating system under which the ARO server is running. This may be different from the system on which the Java program is running.

Author:

Ed Stauff

Fields inherited from class satin.aro.AROremoteObject

server

Fields inherited from class satin.aro.AROobject

id

Constructor Summary

MicrosoftOS(AROremoteServer server)
The constructor.

Method Summary

MSwindow	getActiveWindow() Returns the currently active window.
MSwindow	getTopWindow() Returns the topmost window.

Methods inherited from class satin.aro.AROremoteObject

equals, exists, getAROclassName

Methods inherited from class satin.aro.AROobject

getID, setID, toAROstring, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

MicrosoftOS

public MicrosoftOS(AROremoteServer server)
            throws java.io.IOException,
                   AROexception

The constructor. Throws an AROexception if the ARO server (not the Java program calling this constructor) is not running on a Microsoft Windows operating system.

Method Detail

getActiveWindow

public MSwindow getActiveWindow()
                         throws java.io.IOException,
                                AROexception

Returns the currently active window. This is essentially a front-end to the Microsoft Win32 SDK routine of the same name. This ARO request is processed at idle time in the ARO server application's main event loop.

getTopWindow

public MSwindow getTopWindow()
                      throws java.io.IOException,
                             AROexception

Returns the topmost window. This is essentially a front-end to the Microsoft Win32 SDK routine of the same name. This ARO request is processed at idle time in the ARO server application's main event loop.

Revision History

4/6/01 Ed Stauff - changes per initial code review.

4/16/01 Ed Stauff - changed base class from AROobject to AROremoteObject.

3/27/01 Ed Stauff - initial review.