oracle.ide.inspector.layout

Class ExtensibleElement

java.lang.Object

oracle.ide.inspector.layout.ExtensibleElement

All Implemented Interfaces:

Identifiable, Element, Extensible

Direct Known Subclasses:

CategoryLayout, ExtensibleGroup

public abstract class ExtensibleElement
extends java.lang.Object
implements Element, Extensible

Extensible elements should extend this class. This class provides method implementations indicating the this element can have children and that it is extensible.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface oracle.ide.inspector.layout.Element

EXTENDS, ID, PART_OF

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ExtensibleElement()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Extensible	getExtensible() Get the Extensible information.
boolean	isExtensible() Find out whether this element is Extensible.
boolean	mayHaveChildren() Find out whether this element contains other elements as children.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface oracle.ide.inspector.layout.Element

getChildren

Methods inherited from interface oracle.ide.inspector.layout.Extensible

getBase, getExtends, getPartOf

Methods inherited from interface javax.ide.Identifiable

getID

Constructor Detail

ExtensibleElement

public ExtensibleElement()

Method Detail

mayHaveChildren

public boolean mayHaveChildren()

Description copied from interface: Element

Find out whether this element contains other elements as children.

Specified by:

mayHaveChildren in interface Element

Returns:

true is this element is a container of other elements.

isExtensible

public boolean isExtensible()

Description copied from interface: Element

Find out whether this element is Extensible.

Specified by:

isExtensible in interface Element

Returns:

true if this element is Extensible.

getExtensible

public Extensible getExtensible()

Description copied from interface: Element

Get the Extensible information.

Specified by:

getExtensible in interface Element

Returns:

implementations that return true from the isExtensible() method, must implement the Extensible interface and return this from their implementation of this method.