## org.autoplot.help.AutoplotHelpSystem

Encapsulates JavaHelp functionality for convenient access by components.

## displayDefaultHelp

displayDefaultHelp( ) → void

Display the help window with default page displayed

### Returns:

void (returns nothing)
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## displayHelpFromEvent

displayHelpFromEvent( java.awt.event.ActionEvent e ) → void

### Parameters

e - an ActionEvent

### Returns:

void (returns nothing)
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## displayHelpFromEvent

displayHelpFromEvent( java.awt.event.ActionEvent e, Object focus ) → void

A component action listener can pass the event here and the help topic corresponding to the event source will be displayed, assuming an appropriate call has been made to `registerHelpID`.

### Parameters

e - an ActionEvent
focus - an Object

### Returns:

void (returns nothing)
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## getHelpSystem

getHelpSystem( ) → org.autoplot.help.AutoplotHelpSystem

Returns a reference to the help system, or `null` if it hasn't been initialized.

### Returns:

the single instance
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## initialize

initialize( java.awt.Component uiBase ) → void

### Parameters

uiBase - a Component

### Returns:

void (returns nothing)
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## registerHelpID

registerHelpID( java.awt.Component c, String helpID ) → void

Components can call this method to register a help ID string. The JavaHelp system will use this ID string as a hash key to find the correct HTML file to display for context-sensitive help. TitledBorder panels and children that are TitledBorders will have their title behave like a link into the documentation.

### Parameters

c - a Component
helpID - a String

### Returns:

void (returns nothing)
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## unregisterHelpID

unregisterHelpID( java.awt.Component c, String helpID ) → void

remove the component.

### Parameters

c - a Component
helpID - a String

### Returns:

void (returns nothing)
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