Index: api/doc/changes/apichanges.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/openide/api/doc/changes/apichanges.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.236
diff -u -r1.236 apichanges.xml
--- api/doc/changes/apichanges.xml	18 Mar 2005 07:12:39 -0000	1.236
+++ api/doc/changes/apichanges.xml	23 Mar 2005 15:57:44 -0000
@@ -114,6 +114,21 @@
 
 <!-- ACTUAL CHANGES BEGIN HERE: -->
 <changes>
+     <change id="get-default-value-NotifyDescriptor">
+       <api name="dialogs"/>
+       <summary>Add method <code>NotifyDescriptor.getDefaultValue()</code> </summary>
+       <version major="5" minor="8"/>
+       <date day="28" month="3" year="2005"/>
+       <author login="jrechtacek"/>
+       <compatibility addition="yes" binary="compatible" semantic="compatible" source="compatible" />
+       <description>
+         The <code>NotifyDescriptor.getDefaultValue()</code> returns object which represents the default value.
+         This default value is introduced in the constructor of <code>NotifyDescriptor</code>.
+       </description>
+       <class package="org.openide" name="NotifyDescriptor"/>
+       <issue number="56878" />
+     </change>
+
      <change id="item-separator-attribute-for-StringArrayPropertyEditor">
        <api name="explorer"/>
        <summary>One can specify separator for property editor for <code>String[]</code> </summary>
Index: src/org/openide/NotifyDescriptor.java
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RCS file: /cvs/openide/src/org/openide/NotifyDescriptor.java,v
retrieving revision 1.45
diff -u -r1.45 NotifyDescriptor.java
--- src/org/openide/NotifyDescriptor.java	2 Mar 2005 17:11:45 -0000	1.45
+++ src/org/openide/NotifyDescriptor.java	23 Mar 2005 15:57:44 -0000
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@
     private Object[] adOptions;
     /** The user's choice value object. */
     private Object value;
+    /** The default initial value. */
+    private Object defaultValue;
     /** The title string for the report. */
     private String title;
     /** Is OK button valid (enabled). */
@@ -176,6 +178,7 @@
         this.optionType  = optionType;
         this.title       = title;
         this.value       = initialValue;
+        this.defaultValue = initialValue;
     }
 
     /** Method that is called before a value is returned from any of
@@ -465,6 +468,16 @@
     public Object getValue() {
         getterCalled ();
         return value;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+    * Get the default value of descriptor.
+    *
+    * @return an <code>Object</code> that represents the default value
+    * @since 5.8
+    */
+    public Object getDefaultValue () {
+        return defaultValue;
     }
 
     /**