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34 package info.magnolia.cms.gui.controlx;
35
36 /**
37 * A general control to build a component tree. A control has a render type to tell the RenderKit how this control
38 * should get rendered.
39 * @author Philipp Bracher
40 * @version $Revision: 41137 $ ($Author: gjoseph $)
41 */
42 public interface Control {
43
44 /**
45 * @return Returns the parent.
46 */
47 public Control getParent();
48
49 /**
50 * @param parent The parent to set.
51 */
52 public void setParent(Control parent);
53
54 public void addChild(Control control);
55
56 public Control getChild(String name);
57
58 /**
59 * @return Returns the name.
60 */
61 public String getName();
62
63 /**
64 * @param name The name to set.
65 */
66 public void setName(String name);
67
68 /**
69 * @return Returns the renderKit.
70 */
71 public RenderKit getRenderKit();
72
73 /**
74 * @param renderKit The renderKit to set.
75 */
76 public void setRenderKit(RenderKit renderKit);
77
78 public String render();
79
80 /**
81 * @return Returns the renderType.
82 */
83 public String getRenderType();
84
85 /**
86 * @param renderType The renderType to set.
87 */
88 public void setRenderType(String renderType);
89
90 }