OrientedDockStation.java

/*
 * 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) 2012 Herve Guillaume, 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
 * 
 * Herve Guillaume
 * rvguillaume@hotmail.com
 * FR - France
 *
 * Benjamin Sigg
 * benjamin_sigg@gmx.ch
 * CH - Switzerland
 */

package bibliothek.gui.dock.station;

import bibliothek.gui.Orientation;

/**
 * An oriented dockstation is a station where dockables are oriented either
 * vertically or horizontally. The methods allow to set the orientation and
 * to know what is the current orientation.
 * 
 * @author Herve Guillaume
 */
public interface OrientedDockStation extends OrientingDockStation{

	/**
	 * Sets the orientation of dockables in this station.
	 * 
	 * @param orientation
	 */
	public void setOrientation( Orientation orientation );

	/**
	 * Gets the orientation of dockables in this station.
	 * 
	 * @return The orientation of dockables in this station
	 */
	public Orientation getOrientation();

}