org.lsst.ccs.gconsole.services.persist

Interface Editor<T extends Persistable>

Type Parameters:

T - Type of Persistable this editor can edit.

public interface Editor<T extends Persistable>

Interface to be implemented by classes that allow users to modify a Persistable instance.

Author:

onoprien

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	edit(T in, String title, Component parent) Takes user input and modifies the provided Persistable instance.

Method Detail

edit

T edit(T in,
       String title,
       Component parent)

Takes user input and modifies the provided Persistable instance. Returns null if the user cancels editing.

Parameters:

in - Instance to be edited.

title - User-interaction dialog title, or null if the default title should be used.

parent - Graphical component to be use as a parent for user-interaction dialog(s).

Returns:

Modified instance. This may or may not be the same instance that was passed to this method as in parameter.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If the supplied Persistable is incompatible with this Editor.

RuntimeException - If editing fails for any reason.