Customizing Builder Xcessory

Adding Callbacks

Builder Xcessory allows you to add callbacks of your own design to the list of predefined callbacks in the Callback Editor.

Registering Resource Type Editors

AddUserDefinedEditors is an entry point that Builder Xcessory uses to add new resource type editors. It takes no arguments and has no return value.

Fetch Functions

The fetch function is called by Builder Xcessory when it wants to obtain the current value displayed in the resource type editor.

Update Functions

The update function is called by Builder Xcessory to display a value in a resource type editor. The value can be passed as either a string (the most common case) or as a value of the actual type.

Creation Functions

Builder Xcessory calls the creation function when it requires a new copy of the resource type editor. To implement the editor creation function, create the widgets that comprise your editor.

Adding Resource Type Editors

Note: The procedure for adding new resource type editors is similar to the procedure for adding widgets.

Components that Can Take Children

If the component can take children, the following three functions might be required:

Editing Resources on Subclass Components

The superclass integration files already deal with all the resources for the superclass and its base widget, so we can leverage that code.

Managing Subclasses of Existing Components

While most components integrated into Builder Xcessory are relatively primitive, the component model that Builder Xcessory follows encourages the creation of abstract classes and subclasses of existing classes.

Adding C++ Components

The procedure for adding new C++ components, such as ViewKit classes or UI class components, is similar to the procedure for adding widgets. The classes are in a shared library, within the same search path.

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