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* History
* 12 Feb 2010 (hornm): created
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package org.knime.knip.cellviewer.interfaces;
import java.util.List;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import org.knime.core.data.DataValue;
/**
* An arbitrary component, which provides an additional view for on single cell
* with the specific DataValue.
*
* @author <a href="mailto:dietzc85@googlemail.com">Christian Dietz</a>
* @author <a href="mailto:horn_martin@gmx.de">Martin Horn</a>
* @author <a href="mailto:Andreas.Burger@uni-konstanz.de">Andreas Burger</a>
*/
public interface CellView {
/**
* Is called before {@link CellView#updateComponent(DataValue)} is possibly
* multiple times.
*
* @return the actual view component
*/
public JPanel getViewComponent();
/**
* Called every time the view is added to the window or the content changes.
*
* @param valuesToView
* A list containing the values to be displayed
*/
public void updateComponent(final List<DataValue> valuesToView);
/**
* Called if the dialogue this view is attached to is closed.
*/
public void onClose();
/**
* Called if the node to which this view is attached, was reseted.
*/
public void onReset();
}