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/*
* Bibliothek - DockingFrames
* Library built on Java/Swing, allows the user to "drag and drop"
* panels containing any Swing-Component the developer likes to add.
*
* Copyright (C) 2012 Herve Guillaume, Benjamin Sigg
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
* version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
*
* Herve Guillaume
* [email protected]
* FR - France
*
* Benjamin Sigg
* [email protected]
* CH - Switzerland
*/
package bibliothek.gui.dock;
import java.awt.Component;
import java.awt.event.MouseMotionListener;
import java.awt.event.MouseListener;
import javax.swing.event.MouseInputListener;
import bibliothek.gui.DockController;
import bibliothek.gui.Dockable;
import bibliothek.gui.Orientation;
/**
* A {@link ToolbarItem} is an item that is shown as part of a toolbar. {@link ToolbarItem}s must
* be wrapped into a {@link ToolbarItemDockable} to be shown.
* @author Benjamin Sigg
*/
public interface ToolbarItem {
/**
* Gets the {@link Component} which is wrapped by this item. The result of this method must not be
* null
after {@link #bind()} has been called, it may not change until {@link #unbind()}
* was called.
* @return the wrapped {@link Component}, can be null
unless {@link #bind()} was called
*/
public Component getComponent();
/**
* Informs this item that it is now in use, the result of {@link #getComponent()} must not be null
* and must not change after this method has been called.
*/
public void bind();
/**
* Informs this item that it is no longer in use, the result of {@link #getComponent()} can be null
* or change after this method has been called.
*/
public void unbind();
/**
* Tells this item the orientation of the toolbar
* @param orientation the orientation of the toolbar
*/
public void setOrientation( Orientation orientation );
/**
* Informs this item whether it is actually shown or not.
* @param selected true
if the item is shown
*/
public void setSelected( boolean selected );
/**
* Informs this item about the {@link DockController} in whose realm it is used. This method will always
* be called before {@link #bind()}, or after {@link #unbind()}, is executed.
* @param controller the controller in whose realm this item works, can be null
*/
public void setController( DockController controller );
/**
* Informs this item about the {@link Dockable} that is using it.
* @param dockable the owner of this item
*/
public void setDockable( ToolbarItemDockable dockable );
/**
* Urges this item to add listener
to its {@link #getComponent() component}. This method
* must only be called if {@link #bind()} was executed.
* @param listener the {@link MouseListener} and {@link MouseMotionListener} that should be added
*/
public void addMouseInputListener( MouseInputListener listener );
/**
* Urges this item to remove listener
from its {@link #getComponent() component}. This method
* must only be called if {@link #bind()} was executed.
* @param listener the {@link MouseListener} and {@link MouseMotionListener} that should be removed
*/
public void removeMouseInputListener( MouseInputListener listener );
}