/*
* @(#)CellViewRenderer.java 1.0 03-JUL-04
*
* Copyright (c) 2001-2004 Gaudenz Alder
*
*/
package org.jgraph.graph;
import java.awt.Component;
import org.jgraph.JGraph;
/**
* Defines the requirements for objects that may be used as a
* cell view renderer.
*
* @version 1.0 1/1/02
* @author Gaudenz Alder
*/
public interface CellViewRenderer {
/**
* Configure and return the renderer based on the passed in
* components. The value is typically set from messaging the
* graph with <code>convertValueToString</code>.
* We recommend you check the value's class and throw an
* illegal argument exception if it's not correct.
*
* @param graph the graph that that defines the rendering context.
* @param view the view that should be rendered.
* @param sel whether the object is selected.
* @param focus whether the object has the focus.
* @param preview whether we are drawing a preview.
* @return the component used to render the value.
*/
Component getRendererComponent(
JGraph graph,
CellView view,
boolean sel,
boolean focus,
boolean preview);
}