org.cytoscape.view.presentation.property.values
Interface VisualPropertyValue

All Known Subinterfaces:

ArrowShape, LineType, NodeShape

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractVisualPropertyValue

public interface VisualPropertyValue

Object used as a Visual Property value. In most cases, Visual Property uses basic objects such as Number or Color. If developers want to use custom objects as a Visual Property value, they should implement this.

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

String	getDisplayName() Name of this value type.
String	getSerializableString() Returns serializable representation of this value.

Method Detail

getDisplayName

String getDisplayName()

Name of this value type. For example, Arrow Shape or Node Shape.

Returns:

human readable name of this object type.

getSerializableString

String getSerializableString()

Returns serializable representation of this value.

Returns:

Value in serializable string form.