Adding New Analysis Functions

This demo is extensible to add further analysis functionality. The file Abs.java can be used as a template, but here is a list of some basic rules to follow:

• Package - create the class in the Lib subfolder to SeriesAnalysis; in this case: com.imsl.demo.SeriesAnalysis.Lib pacakge.

• Import - passed parameters are ArrayLists, so import java.util.ArrayList; to update the List in the main class, you may want to import com.imsl.demo.SeriesAnalysis.SeriesAnalysis, but this is of course optional.

• Extend - it's easiest to extend javax.swing.JDialog

• Constructor - there must be a constructor that accepts a single paramenter: javax.swing.JFrame parent. The parent here is the SeriesAnalysis object creating an instance of this class (i.e., this).

• Methods - there must be a setData method that accepts two parameters: ArrayList names, ArrayList dataList. These are used to populate the list of available params and contain all the data.

• Adding params - your analysis classes can add parameters (create new variables). To get them into the parent object, call its updateList() method:
     ((SeriesAnalysis)parentFrame).updateList();

• Exit - close gracefully (e.g., no System.exit(0)) with setVisible(false); dispose();.

Finally, it will have to be added to the main list of available functions. Add it to the file functions.xml, filling in the tags as appropriate