/*
* Bibliothek - DockingFrames
* Library built on Java/Swing, allows the user to "drag and drop"
* panels containing any Swing-Component the developer likes to add.
*
* Copyright (C) 2007 Benjamin Sigg
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
* version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
*
* Benjamin Sigg
* benjamin_sigg@gmx.ch
* CH - Switzerland
*/
package bibliothek.gui.dock.action.view;
import bibliothek.gui.dock.action.DockAction;
/**
* A wrapper for an item that will be shown somewhere.
* @author Benjamin Sigg
*
* @param <A> the type of item that is wrapped
*/
public interface ViewItem<A> {
/**
* Binds this item to its action
*/
public void bind();
/**
* Unbinds this item from its action
*/
public void unbind();
/**
* Gets this item as component.
* @return this item, depending on the subclass this may or may not be <code>null</code>
*/
public A getItem();
/**
* Gets the action that is represented by this target.
* @return the action, might be <code>null</code>
*/
public DockAction getAction();
}