com.inline.feature.ui
Class AbstractDisplayable

java.lang.Object
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Direct Known Subclasses:

AbstractFeatureAction, AbstractFeatureConstructor

public abstract class AbstractDisplayable

extends java.lang.Object

implements Displayable

Basic implementation of the Displayable interface that can be used for elements of a FeatureModel. It delegates the lookup of DisplayPropertyFactory to the FeatureModel.

Field Summary

protected DisplayProperties	displayProperties
protected FeatureModel	featureModel

Constructor Summary

AbstractDisplayable(FeatureModel featureModel)

Method Summary

DisplayProperties	getDisplayProperties() DisplayProperties are used by the UI to configure how this displayable object is displayed.
abstract java.lang.String	getDisplayType() Displayable objects are bound to their display properties using an abstract identifier called display type.
FeatureModel	getFeatureModel()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

featureModel

protected FeatureModel featureModel

displayProperties

protected DisplayProperties displayProperties

Constructor Detail

AbstractDisplayable

public AbstractDisplayable(FeatureModel featureModel)

Method Detail

getFeatureModel

public FeatureModel getFeatureModel()

getDisplayType

public abstract java.lang.String getDisplayType()

Description copied from interface: Displayable

Displayable objects are bound to their display properties using an abstract identifier called display type. Ask a displayable object for its display type, then go find a DisplayPropertyFactory that accepts that display type. That is the sole purpose of display type.

Specified by:

getDisplayType in interface Displayable

getDisplayProperties

public DisplayProperties getDisplayProperties()

DisplayProperties are used by the UI to configure how this displayable object is displayed.

AbstractDisplayable's implementation calls getDisplayProperties(this) on the feature model, thus making the displayable loosely bound to its display properties. The idea is to allow alternative sets of display properties for the same object. The choice between those alternatives is made by feature model and ultimately by DisplayPropertyFactories based the displayable instance and on properties of the model.

Specified by:

getDisplayProperties in interface Displayable

Tags copied from interface: Displayable

See Also:

DisplayPropertyFactory, FeatureModel.getDisplayProperties(Displayable)