Package org.cytoscape.view.vizmap.gui.editor

Interface ValueEditor<V>

Type Parameters:
V - target data type for this editor.
public interface ValueEditor<V>
Provides a GUI Editor for a data type. To support new data type, this should be implemented.

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.

Module: vizmap-gui-api

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

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.cytoscape</groupId>
    <artifactId>vizmap-gui-api</artifactId>
</dependency>

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    Class<V>
    getValueType()
    Get type of the value to be edited.
    <S extends V>
    V
    showEditor​(Component parent, S initialValue)
    Display the editor and get a new value.

  • Method Details

    • showEditor

      <S extends V> V showEditor​(Component parent, S initialValue)
      Display the editor and get a new value.
      Parameters:
      parent - the parent Component of this editor.
      initialValue - the initial value for the value editor dialogue.
      Returns:
      the value generated from the value editor dialogue or null.

    • getValueType

      Class<V> getValueType()
      Get type of the value to be edited.
      Returns:
      the type of value returned by the value editor.