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

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.
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>
```
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.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

AbstractCyEdit(String presentationName)
Constructor.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getPresentationName()`	Returns a human-readable description of this edit that will be used in logs and other descriptions of the edit.
`String`	`getRedoPresentationName()`	Returns a human-readable description of this edit that will be used in redo menu items.
`String`	`getUndoPresentationName()`	Returns a human-readable description of this edit that will be used in undo menu items.
`abstract void`	`redo()`	The method that performs the redo.
`abstract void`	`undo()`	The method that performs the undo.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - 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 Detail
  - 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.