oracle.dss.dataView

Interface ViewComponent

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseTitle, CommonBaseTitle, Footnote, GaugePanel, Subtitle, Title

public interface ViewComponent

This interface defines what it means to be a view component. Generally, it is thought that a component would be a class extended by a view bean so as to wrap properties, etc., and functionality and implementing this interface. Then the view bean would have a vector of references to its components, using this interface type as a common type for the vector.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.beans.BeanInfo	getBeanInfo() Return a BeanInfo structure representing public properties this component wants to expose in an IDE.
java.lang.String	getComponentName() Return the string name for this component.
int	getID() Return the view-defined ID for this component.

Method Detail

getID

int getID()

Return the view-defined ID for this component.

Returns:

the view-defined identifier for the component

getComponentName

java.lang.String getComponentName()

Return the string name for this component.

Returns:

the string name identifying the component

getBeanInfo

java.beans.BeanInfo getBeanInfo()

Return a BeanInfo structure representing public properties this component wants to expose in an IDE.

Returns:

an array of BeanInfo structures. null if none