Package org.cytoscape.work.undo

Class AbstractCyEdit

java.lang.Object
org.cytoscape.work.undo.AbstractCyEdit
Direct Known Subclasses:
LayoutEdit
public abstract class AbstractCyEdit extends Object
A small class used to create new undoable edits. All you have to do is implement the undo() and redo() methods.
Cytoscape's undo scheme is much simpler than Swing's and we may in the future add additional functionality to this class to support more advanced features. If we do, we will make sure that the features are fully backwards compatible.

Cytoscape Backwards Compatibility (Abstract Class): This class is abstract and meant to be extended by users. This means that we may add methods for minor version updates. Methods will only be removed for major version updates.

Module: work-api

To use this in your app, include the following dependency in your POM:

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.cytoscape</groupId>
    <artifactId>work-api</artifactId>
</dependency>

  • Constructor Details

    • AbstractCyEdit

      public AbstractCyEdit(String presentationName)
      Constructor.
      Parameters:
      presentationName - A short, human-readable description of this edit that will be used in logs and in menu item titles.

  • Method Details

    • getPresentationName

      public final String getPresentationName()
      Returns a human-readable description of this edit that will be used in logs and other descriptions of the edit.
      Returns:
      a human-readable description of this edit that will be used in logs and other descriptions of the edit.

    • getRedoPresentationName

      public final String getRedoPresentationName()
      Returns a human-readable description of this edit that will be used in redo menu items.
      Returns:
      a human-readable description of this edit that will be used in redo menu items.

    • getUndoPresentationName

      public final String getUndoPresentationName()
      Returns a human-readable description of this edit that will be used in undo menu items.
      Returns:
      a human-readable description of this edit that will be used in undo menu items.

    • undo

      public abstract void undo()
      The method that performs the undo.

    • redo

      public abstract void redo()
      The method that performs the redo.