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34 package info.magnolia.ui.workbench.column.definition;
35
36 /**
37 * Defines a column in a workbench.
38 *
39 * @see info.magnolia.ui.workbench.definition.WorkbenchDefinition
40 */
41 public interface ColumnDefinition {
42
43 String getName();
44
45 String getPropertyName();
46
47 String getLabel();
48
49 /**
50 * Sets columns width (in pixels). See {@link #getExpandRatio()}.
51 */
52 int getWidth();
53
54 /**
55 * Expand ratios can be defined to customize the way how excess space is divided among columns.
56 * A table can have excess space if it has its width defined and there is horizontally more
57 * space than columns consume naturally. Excess space is the space that is not used by columns
58 * with explicit width (see {@link #getWidth()}) or with natural width (no width nor expand
59 * ratio).
60 */
61 float getExpandRatio();
62
63 boolean isSortable();
64
65 Class<? extends ColumnFormatter> getFormatterClass();
66
67 Class<?> getType();
68
69 boolean isDisplayInChooseDialog();
70
71 /**
72 * Returns whether this column and therefore the underlying JCR property it represents is to be
73 * included in searches.
74 */
75 boolean isSearchable();
76
77 /**
78 * Returns whether this column should be editable if workbench uses inplace editing.
79 *
80 * @return true, if column is editable
81 * @see info.magnolia.ui.workbench.definition.WorkbenchDefinition#isEditable()
82 */
83 boolean isEditable();
84
85 /**
86 * If false - the column will not be displayed.
87 * useful for turning a column off when extending a columns configuration.
88 *
89 * @return
90 */
91 boolean isEnabled();
92
93 /**
94 * Returns the AvailabilityRule object for this subject.
95 */
96 Class<? extends ColumnAvailabilityRule> getRuleClass();
97 }