org.cytoscape.view.vizmap.gui.editor
Interface ValueEditor<V>

Type Parameters:

V - target data type for this editor.

public interface ValueEditor<V>

Provides a GUI Editor for a data type. To support new data type, this should be implemented.

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

Class<V>	getType() Get type of the value to be edited.
<S extends V> V	showEditor(Component parent, S initialValue) Display the editor and get a new value.

Method Detail

showEditor

<S extends V> V showEditor(Component parent,
                           S initialValue)

Display the editor and get a new value.

Parameters:

parent - the parent Component of this editor.

initialValue - the initial value for the value editor dialogue.

Returns:

the value generated from the value editor dialogue or null.

getType

Class<V> getType()

Get type of the value to be edited.

Returns:

the type of value returned by the value editor.