1 /***
2 * Copyright (C) 2006 Philipp Mpalampanis
3 *
4 * License: MPL 1.1/GPL 2.0/LGPL 2.1
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27 */
28 package net.sf.echobinding.model;
29
30 import net.sf.echobinding.BoundControl;
31 import net.sf.echobinding.binding.BindingContext;
32
33 /***
34 *
35 * @see net.sf.echobinding.binding.BindingContext
36 */
37 public interface PresentationModel {
38
39 /***
40 * Returns the bound control for the given id.
41 *
42 * @param id the adapter id
43 * @return the bound control
44 */
45 BoundControl getControl(String id);
46
47 /***
48 * Returns the BindingContext for the presentation model.
49 * @return the BindingContext
50 */
51 BindingContext getContext();
52
53 /***
54 * Set the <code>BindingContext</code> for this presenation model.
55 * @param context
56 */
57 void setContext(BindingContext context);
58
59 /***
60 * Configures the presenatation model. Here should go all the event handling.
61 *
62 */
63 void configure();
64
65 /***
66 * Configures (@see congigure()) the presentation model and initialzes all it's components (widgets).
67 *
68 */
69 void init();
70
71 /***
72 *
73 * @return a cloned instance
74 */
75 PresentationModel cloneInstance();
76 }