de.grogra.pf.ui.edit
Interface Selection

All Superinterfaces:

Described

All Known Subinterfaces:

GraphSelection

All Known Implementing Classes:

FieldSelection, GraphSelectionImpl, MapSource, NodeSelection, ObjectSelection, OptionsSelection, SelectionBase

public interface Selection
extends Described

A Selection represents a selection for the GUI. Only instances of Selection may be used as values of the workbench selection (see UIProperty.WORKBENCH_SELECTION).

Author:

Ole Kniemeyer

Field Summary

static int	DELETABLE Capability flag indicating that this selection can be deleted by delete(boolean).
static int	HIERARCHICAL Capability flag indicating that this selection is part of a hierarchical structure.
static int	TRANSFERABLE Capability flag indicating that this selection can be converted to Transferable via toTransferable(boolean).

Fields inherited from interface de.grogra.util.Described

ACCELERATOR_KEY, ICON, MNEMONIC_KEY, NAME, SHORT_DESCRIPTION, TITLE

Method Summary

ComponentWrapper	createPropertyEditorComponent() Returns an editor component for the GUI.
ComponentWrapper	createPropertyEditorMenu() Returns an editor menu component for the GUI.
void	delete(boolean includeChildren) Deletes this selection.
int	getCapabilities() Returns the capabilities of this selection.
Context	getContext()
java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable	toTransferable(boolean includeChildren) Converts this selection into Transferable for the clipboard.

Methods inherited from interface de.grogra.util.Described

getDescription

Field Detail

DELETABLE

static final int DELETABLE

Capability flag indicating that this selection can be deleted by delete(boolean).

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Constant Field Values

HIERARCHICAL

static final int HIERARCHICAL

Capability flag indicating that this selection is part of a hierarchical structure.

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Constant Field Values

TRANSFERABLE

static final int TRANSFERABLE

Capability flag indicating that this selection can be converted to Transferable via toTransferable(boolean).

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Method Detail

createPropertyEditorComponent

ComponentWrapper createPropertyEditorComponent()

Returns an editor component for the GUI. The component is used in in the GUI to edit the properties of this selection.

Returns:

a component responsible for editing this selection

createPropertyEditorMenu

ComponentWrapper createPropertyEditorMenu()

Returns an editor menu component for the GUI. The component is used in in the GUI to edit the properties of this selection as part of a menu.

Returns:

a menu component responsible for editing this selection

delete

void delete(boolean includeChildren)

Deletes this selection. The precise semantics of deletion depends on the selection. This method is only invoked if this selection has the capability DELETABLE.

Parameters:

includeChildren - true iff children in the hierarchy shall be included

getCapabilities

int getCapabilities()

Returns the capabilities of this selection. The returned value is a combination of the flags TRANSFERABLE, DELETABLE, HIERARCHICAL.

Returns:

this selection's capabilities

getContext

Context getContext()

toTransferable

java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable toTransferable(boolean includeChildren)

Converts this selection into Transferable for the clipboard. This method is only invoked if this selection has the capability TRANSFERABLE.

Parameters:

includeChildren - true iff children in the hierarchy shall be included

Returns:

a transferable object representing the data of this selection