bibliothek.gui.dock.accept
Interface DockAcceptance

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractAcceptance, AcceptanceDockRelocatorMode, CombinatoryAcceptance, ExtendedModeAcceptance, MultiDockAcceptance, NoStackAcceptance, StackableAcceptance, WorkingAreaAcceptance

public interface DockAcceptance

Used by a DockController to decide globally which Dockable can become child of which DockStation.
The acceptance can be set through the method DockController.addAcceptance(DockAcceptance)

Author:

Benjamin Sigg

Method Summary

boolean	accept(DockStation parent, Dockable child) Tells whether or not child is allowed to become a real child of parent.
boolean	accept(DockStation parent, Dockable child, Dockable next) Tells whether child, which may be already a child of parent, and next are allowed to be combined.

Method Detail

accept

boolean accept(DockStation parent,
               Dockable child)

Tells whether or not child is allowed to become a real child of parent.

Parameters:

parent - the future parent

child - the future child

Returns:

whether or not child and parent are allowed to be combined

accept

boolean accept(DockStation parent,
               Dockable child,
               Dockable next)

Tells whether child, which may be already a child of parent, and next are allowed to be combined. The result of this combination would replace child on parent.

Parameters:

parent - the future parent of the combination

child - a Dockable which may be a child of parent

next - a new Dockable

Returns:

whether the combination is allowed or not