org.netbeans.modules.xml.xam
Interface Component<C extends Component>

All Known Subinterfaces:

DocumentComponent<C>, Nameable<T>, Named<T>, NamedReferenceable<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractComponent, AbstractDocumentComponent

public interface Component<C extends Component>

A component in model.

Method Summary

boolean	canPaste(Component child) Returns true if given component can be added as this component child.
Component	copy(C parent) Returns a copy of this component for adding into the given parent component.
List<C>	getChildren()
<T extends C> List<T>	getChildren(Class<T> type)
List<C>	getChildren(Collection<Class<? extends C>> types)
Model	getModel()
C	getParent()

Method Detail

getParent

C getParent()

Returns:

parent component.

getChildren

List<C> getChildren()

Returns:

the unmodifiable list of child components.

getChildren

<T extends C> List<T> getChildren(Class<T> type)

Parameters:

type - Interested children type to return.

Returns:

unmodifiable list of directly contained component of specified type.

getChildren

List<C> getChildren(Collection<Class<? extends C>> types)

Parameters:

types - Interested children type to return.

Returns:

unmodifiable list of directly contained component of specified types.

getModel

@CheckForNull
Model getModel()

Returns:

the model where this element is being used or null if not currently part of a model.

copy

Component copy(C parent)

Returns a copy of this component for adding into the given parent component.

canPaste

boolean canPaste(Component child)

Returns true if given component can be added as this component child.