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

Type Parameters:

C - The context type for transformers this TransformerContainer contains.

E - The element type for transformers this TransformerContainer contains.
```
public interface TransformerContainer<C,E>
```
A class that contains and manages a list of Transformers. Typically these transformers will show up in the Select tab of the Cytoscape UI. How to acquire this service in your CyActivator:
```
 TransformerContainer<CyNetwork,CyIdentifiable> filterContainer = getService(TransformerContainer.class, "(container.type=filter)");
 TransformerContainer<CyNetwork,CyIdentifiable> chainTransformerContainer = getService(TransformerContainer.class, "(container.type=chain)");
 
```

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`addNamedTransformer(NamedTransformer<C,E> transformer)`	Add a NamedTransformer to this container.
`NamedTransformer<C,E>`	`getNamedTransformer(String name)`	Returns the transformer with the given name, or null if a transformer with the given name does not exist in this container.
`List<NamedTransformer<C,E>>`	`getNamedTransformers()`	Returns the list of transformers contained in this container.
`boolean`	`removeNamedTransformer(String name)`	Remove a transformer from this container.

- Method Detail
  - addNamedTransformer
```
void addNamedTransformer(NamedTransformer<C,E> transformer)
```
    Add a NamedTransformer to this container. A NamedTransformer can be created using TransformerManager.createNamedTransformer(String, java.util.List) or loaded from a JSON file using CyTransformerReader.
    
    See Also:
    
    TransformerManager.createNamedTransformer(String, java.util.List), CyTransformerReader
  - removeNamedTransformer
```
boolean removeNamedTransformer(String name)
```
    Remove a transformer from this container.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the transformer with the given name exists and was removed, false otherwise.
  - getNamedTransformer
```
NamedTransformer<C,E> getNamedTransformer(String name)
```
    Returns the transformer with the given name, or null if a transformer with the given name does not exist in this container.
  - getNamedTransformers
```
List<NamedTransformer<C,E>> getNamedTransformers()
```
    Returns the list of transformers contained in this container.