CytoPanelComponent (Cytoscape Swing App API (swing-app-api) 3.8.0 API)

All Known Subinterfaces:

CytoPanelComponent2
```
public interface CytoPanelComponent
```
An interface that allows a component to be registered as a service that will then be added to the appropriate CytoPanel. To make your component discoverable by other apps, implement CytoPanelComponent2 instead.
Module: swing-application-api
To use this in your app, include the following dependency in your POM:
```
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.cytoscape</groupId>
    <artifactId>swing-application-api</artifactId>
</dependency>
```
Cytoscape Backwards Compatibility (SPI Interface): We expect that this interface will be implemented. Therefore to maintain backwards compatibility this interface will only be modified for major version updates.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Component`	`getComponent()`	Returns the Component to be added to the CytoPanel.
`CytoPanelName`	`getCytoPanelName()`	Returns the name of the CytoPanel that this component should be added to.
`Icon`	`getIcon()`	Returns the Icon to be used along with the title in the tab for this this component.
`String`	`getTitle()`	Returns the title of the tab within the CytoPanel for this component.

- Method Detail
  - getComponent
```
Component getComponent()
```
    Returns the Component to be added to the CytoPanel.
    
    Returns:
    
    The Component to be added to the CytoPanel.
  - getCytoPanelName
```
CytoPanelName getCytoPanelName()
```
    Returns the name of the CytoPanel that this component should be added to.
    
    Returns:
    
    the name of the CytoPanel that this component should be added to.
  - getTitle
```
String getTitle()
```
    Returns the title of the tab within the CytoPanel for this component.
    
    Returns:
    
    the title of the tab within the CytoPanel for this component.
  - getIcon
```
Icon getIcon()
```
    Returns the Icon to be used along with the title in the tab for this this component. May be null!
    
    Returns:
    
    the Icon to be used along with the title in the tab for this this component. May be null!