ContainerDefinition


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16  package org.apache.cocoon.woody.formmodel;
17  
18  import java.util.Collection  ;
19  import java.util.List  ;
20  
21  /**
22   * Interface to be implemented by WidgetDefinitions for Widgets which contain other widgets.
23   *
24   * @author Timothy Larson
25   * @version $Id: ContainerDefinition.java 30932 2004-07-29 17:35:38Z vgritsenko $
26   */
27  public interface ContainerDefinition extends WidgetDefinition {
28  
29      /**
30       * Resolve references to widget definition classes
31       */
32      public void resolve(List   parents, WidgetDefinition parent) throws Exception  ;
33  
34      /**
35       * Create a widget from a contained widget definition.
36       */
37      public void createWidget(Widget parent, String   id);
38  
39      /**
40       * Create widgets from the contained widget definitions.
41       */
42      public void createWidgets(Widget parent);
43  
44      /**
45       * Adds a (sub) widget definition to this definition.
46       */
47      public void addWidgetDefinition(WidgetDefinition definition) throws Exception  , DuplicateIdException;
48  
49      /**
50       * Check if this definition contains the named definition.
51       */
52      public boolean hasWidget(String   id);
53  
54      /**
55       * Gets a (sub) widget definition from this definition.
56       */
57      public WidgetDefinition getWidgetDefinition(String   id);
58  
59      /**
60       * Gets the collection of (sub) widget definition from this definition.
61       */
62      public Collection   getWidgetDefinitions();
63  }
64
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