org.cytoscape.view.model
Interface CyNetworkViewManager

public interface CyNetworkViewManager

Basic access to network views in an instance of Cytoscape.

Cytoscape Backwards Compatibility (API Interface): We expect that this interface will be used but not implemented by developers using this interface. As such, we reserve the right to add methods to the interface as part of minor version upgrades. We will not remove methods for any changes other than major version upgrades.

Method Summary

void	addNetworkView(CyNetworkView view) Registers a network view with the network view manager.
void	destroyNetworkView(CyNetworkView view) Destroys a network view.
Collection<CyNetworkView>	getNetworkViews(CyNetwork network) Returns a collection of network views corresponding to the specified network, if found.
Set<CyNetworkView>	getNetworkViewSet() Provides the set of network views that are currently known to the network manager.
void	reset() Releases all currently held references and resources.
boolean	viewExists(CyNetwork network) Determines whether a network view for the specified network is known to the network view manager.

Method Detail

getNetworkViewSet

Set<CyNetworkView> getNetworkViewSet()

Provides the set of network views that are currently known to the network manager.

Returns:

the set of all network views maintained by the network view manager

getNetworkViews

Collection<CyNetworkView> getNetworkViews(CyNetwork network)

Returns a collection of network views corresponding to the specified network, if found.

Parameters:

network - The network we're requesting a view of.

Returns:

Empty set if network view was found corresponding to "networkId", else collection of network views

viewExists

boolean viewExists(CyNetwork network)

Determines whether a network view for the specified network is known to the network view manager.

Parameters:

network - The network for which we want to know whether a view exists.

Returns:

true if a view was found that corresponds to "networkId", else false

destroyNetworkView

void destroyNetworkView(CyNetworkView view)

Destroys a network view.

Parameters:

view - a non-null network view

addNetworkView

void addNetworkView(CyNetworkView view)

Registers a network view with the network view manager.

Parameters:

view - a non-null network view

reset

void reset()

Releases all currently held references and resources. Note: make sure all references are released after this method call. Otherwise, it can be a potential memory leak problem.