bibliothek.gui.dock.perspective
Interface PerspectiveElement

All Known Subinterfaces:

CommonElementPerspective, PerspectiveDockable, PerspectiveStation, ShrinkablePerspectiveStation

All Known Implementing Classes:

CExternalizePerspective.CommonScreenDockPerspective, CGridPerspective.CommonSplitDockPerspective, CMinimizePerspective.CommonFlapDockPerspective, CStackPerspective, DefaultDockablePerspective, FlapDockPerspective, FrontendDockablePerspective, MultipleCDockablePerspective.Intern, ScreenDockPerspective, SingleCDockablePerspective.Intern, SplitDockPerspective, StackDockPerspective

public interface PerspectiveElement

Representation of a DockElement

Author:

Benjamin Sigg

Method Summary

PerspectiveDockable	asDockable() Returns the representation of this as PerspectiveDockable.
PerspectiveStation	asStation() Returns the representation of this as PerspectiveStation
java.lang.String	getFactoryID() Gets the identifier of the DockFactory that will be able to understand the layout information this element generates.

Method Detail

getFactoryID

java.lang.String getFactoryID()

Gets the identifier of the DockFactory that will be able to understand the layout information this element generates.

Returns:

the factories identifier

asStation

PerspectiveStation asStation()

Returns the representation of this as PerspectiveStation

Returns:

either this, a representation of this or null

asDockable

PerspectiveDockable asDockable()

Returns the representation of this as PerspectiveDockable.

Returns:

either this, a representation of this or null