MultilayeredSupport.java

package org.eclipse.uml2.diagram.common.layered;

import org.eclipse.draw2d.IFigure;

/**
 * Parts of this figure could be placed on different 
 * layers of its container.
 * 
 * @author Yury Semikhatsky
 */
public interface MultilayeredSupport {

	/**
	 * Should be called when this figure is being added/removed 
	 * to/from a layerd container.
	 */
	void addToLayers(MultiLayeredContainer container);

	void removeFromLayers(MultiLayeredContainer container);

	/**
	 * Used to preserve parent-child relationship corresponding
	 * to that of EditParts. 
	 * 
	 * @return content pane of part of this figure situated on the layer
	 * with key <code>layerKey</code>
	 */
	IFigure getContentPaneOn(String layerKey);
}