org.globus.cog.gui.grapheditor
Interface ComponentRenderer

All Known Subinterfaces:

StreamRenderer, SwingComponentRenderer

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractRenderer, AbstractSwingRenderer, GenericDotEdgeRenderer, GenericDotNodeRenderer, GenericHTMLEdgeRenderer, GenericHTMLNodeRenderer, GenericPostScriptEdgeRenderer, GenericPostScriptNodeRenderer, GenericSVGEdgeRenderer, GenericSVGNodeRenderer, NullRenderer

public interface ComponentRenderer

Defines an interface for a component renderer. A renderer is responsible with displaying the node/edge and interpreting their properties in a visual/behavioral fashion.

Method Summary

void	dispose() For cleanup purposes.
GraphComponent	getComponent() Returns the component that this renderer represents
void	setComponent(GraphComponent comp) Sets the component that this renderer is supposed to represent

Method Detail

setComponent

public void setComponent(GraphComponent comp)

Sets the component that this renderer is supposed to represent

Parameters:

comp -

getComponent

public GraphComponent getComponent()

Returns the component that this renderer represents

Returns:

dispose

public void dispose()

For cleanup purposes. Removes external references to the renderer so that it can be garbage collected.