info.magnolia.cms.gui.controlx
Interface Control

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractControl, DateSearchControl, ListColumn, ListControl, SearchControl

public interface Control

A general control to build a component tree. A control has a render type to tell the RenderKit how this control should get rendered.

Version:

$Revision$ ($Author$)

Author:

Philipp Bracher

Method Summary

void	addChild(Control control)
Control	getChild(String name)
String	getName()
Control	getParent()
RenderKit	getRenderKit()
String	getRenderType()
String	render()
void	setName(String name)
void	setParent(Control parent)
void	setRenderKit(RenderKit renderKit)
void	setRenderType(String renderType)

Method Detail

getParent

Control getParent()

Returns:

Returns the parent.

setParent

void setParent(Control parent)

Parameters:

parent - The parent to set.

addChild

void addChild(Control control)

getChild

Control getChild(String name)

getName

String getName()

Returns:

Returns the name.

setName

void setName(String name)

Parameters:

name - The name to set.

getRenderKit

RenderKit getRenderKit()

Returns:

Returns the renderKit.

setRenderKit

void setRenderKit(RenderKit renderKit)

Parameters:

renderKit - The renderKit to set.

render

String render()

getRenderType

String getRenderType()

Returns:

Returns the renderType.

setRenderType

void setRenderType(String renderType)

Parameters:

renderType - The renderType to set.