uk.ac.man.cs.mig.util.graph.layout.dotlayoutengine
Class DotProcess

java.lang.Object
  uk.ac.man.cs.mig.util.graph.layout.dotlayoutengine.DotProcess

public class DotProcess
extends Object

User: matthewhorridge
The Univeristy Of Manchester
Medical Informatics Group
Date: Jan 16, 2004

matthew.horridge@cs.man.ac.uk
www.cs.man.ac.uk/~horridgm

A wrapper for a native dot process.

Constructor Summary

DotProcess()
Contructs a DotProcess, and starts the native dot process.

Method Summary

protected void	killProcess() Kills the native dot process (if it was started successfully).
boolean	startProcess(String fileName) Lays out a graph using the dot application

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DotProcess

public DotProcess()

Contructs a DotProcess, and starts the native dot process. Using the default process path for the particular platfrom being used.

Method Detail

startProcess

public boolean startProcess(String fileName)

Lays out a graph using the dot application

Parameters:

fileName - A file that acts as a 'scratch pad' The graph is read from this file, and then export to the same file in attributed dot format.

Returns:

true if the process completed without any errors, or false if the process did not complete.

killProcess

protected void killProcess()

Kills the native dot process (if it was started successfully).