org.cytoscape.task
Interface TableCellTaskFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractTableCellTaskFactory

public interface TableCellTaskFactory

A task factory that creates one or more tasks that operate on the specified CyColumn along with primary key.

Cytoscape Backwards Compatibility (SPI Interface): We expect that this interface will be implemented. Therefore to maintain backwards compatibility this interface will only be modified for major version updates.

Method Summary

TaskIterator	createTaskIterator(CyColumn column, Object primaryKeyValue) Used to provision this factory with a CyColumn and a primary key that will be used to create tasks.
boolean	isReady(CyColumn column, Object primaryKeyValue) Returns true if this task factory is ready to produce a TaskIterator.

Method Detail

createTaskIterator

TaskIterator createTaskIterator(CyColumn column,
                                Object primaryKeyValue)

Used to provision this factory with a CyColumn and a primary key that will be used to create tasks.

Parameters:

column - a non-null CyColumn

primaryKeyValue - a non-null primary key value

Returns:

A TaskIterator object containing one or more Task objects to execute.

isReady

boolean isReady(CyColumn column,
                Object primaryKeyValue)

Returns true if this task factory is ready to produce a TaskIterator.

Parameters:

column - a non-null CyColumn

primaryKeyValue - a non-null primary key value

Returns:

true if this task factory is ready to produce a TaskIterator.