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package edu.cmu.tetradapp.editor;

/**
 * A FinalizingParameterEditor (for the lack of a better name) is a parameter editor that deals with
 * editing material that can't easily update itself while the user edits matters. The editor should be either a
 * JComponent or a JDialog, if the form then finalizeEdit() will be called once the user has indicate that
 * they are finished editing so that the editor can collect and commit all the edits the user made. If
 * finalizeEdit returns false then the edit is aborted, as if they canceled it. And the other hand if the
 * editor is a Dialog then finalizeEdit() will be called right after setup() assuming that the
 * Dialog is modal and is handling matters on the users behalf.
 *
 * @author Tyler Gibson
 * @version $Id: $Id
 */
public interface FinalizingParameterEditor extends ParameterEditor {

    /**
     * Tells the editor to commit any final details before it is closed (only called when the user selects "Ok" or
     * something of that nature). If false is returned the edit is considered invalid and it will be treated as if the
     * user selected "cancelAll".
     *
     * @return - true iff the edit was committed.
     */
    boolean finalizeEdit();


}