KrailViewDisplay.java

/*
 * Copyright (c) 2014 David Sowerby
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
 * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed
 * on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for
 * the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 */

package uk.q3c.krail.core.view;


/**
 * Interface for displaying a view in an appropriate location.
 * <p/>
 * The view display can be a component/layout itself or can modify a separate layout.
 */

public interface KrailViewDisplay {

    /**
     * Remove previously shown view and show the newly selected view in its place.
     * <p/>
     * The parameters for the view have been set before this method is called.
     *
     * @param view
     *         new view to show
     */
    public void showView(KrailView view);
}