Package org.cytoscape.view.vizmap

Interface VisualMappingManager

public interface VisualMappingManager
Manager for VisualStyles. This object manages mapping from view model to VisualStyle. User objects can access all VisualStyles and VisualMappingFunctions through this class.

Add/Remove operations will be done through events. For more information, read JavaDoc for VisualStyleAddedEvent and VisualStyleAboutToBeRemovedEvent.

Module: vizmap-api

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

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

Cytoscape Backwards Compatibility (API Interface): We expect that this interface will be used but not implemented by developers using this interface. As such, we reserve the right to add methods to the interface as part of minor version upgrades. We will not remove methods for any changes other than major version upgrades.

  • Method Details

    • setVisualStyle

      void setVisualStyle(VisualStyle visualStyle, CyNetworkView networkViewModel)
      Set a VisualStyle to the target network view model.
      Parameters:
      visualStyle - Visual Style to be set.
      networkViewModel - The target network view model.

    • getVisualStyle

      VisualStyle getVisualStyle(CyNetworkView networkViewModel)
      Returns the VisualStyle associated with the target network view model.
      Parameters:
      networkViewModel - Target network view
      Returns:
      VisualStyle associated with the network view model. This is always non-null value. If there is no mapping from given view model to a style, then default style will be used.

    • getAllVisualStyles

      Set<VisualStyle> getAllVisualStyles()
      Returns all available VisualStyles managed by this object.
      Returns:
      Set of all registered VisualStyles.

    • addVisualStyle

      void addVisualStyle(VisualStyle visualStyle)
      Add a new VisualStyle to this manager.
      Parameters:
      visualStyle - new visual style to be registered.

    • removeVisualStyle

      void removeVisualStyle(VisualStyle visualStyle)
      Remove a VisualStyle from this manager.
      Parameters:
      visualStyle - VisualStyle to be removed.

    • getDefaultVisualStyle

      VisualStyle getDefaultVisualStyle()
      Return default VisualStyle. This is just an empty visual style.
      Returns:
      default Visual Style.

    • setCurrentVisualStyle

      void setCurrentVisualStyle(VisualStyle visualStyle)
      Set the specified VisualStyle as the current one.
      Parameters:
      visualStyle - the VisualStyle that will become the current style.

    • getCurrentVisualStyle

      VisualStyle getCurrentVisualStyle()
      Returns currently selected Visual Style.
      Returns:
      Selected Visual Style.

    • getAllVisualLexicon

      Set<VisualLexicon> getAllVisualLexicon()
      Returns a Set of all VisualLexicons.
      Returns:
      a Set of all VisualLexicons.