org.eclipse.graphiti.func
Interface IUpdate

All Known Subinterfaces:
IPattern, IUpdateFeature
All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractPattern, AbstractUpdateFeature, DefaultUpdateDiagramFeature, IdPattern, TypedPattern, UpdateFeatureForPattern, UpdateNoBoFeature

public interface IUpdate

The Interface IUpdate.


Method Summary
 boolean canUpdate(IUpdateContext context)
          Checks whether the values of the current pictogram element of the given context can be updated.
 boolean update(IUpdateContext context)
          Updates the pictogram element.
 IReason updateNeeded(IUpdateContext context)
          Check whether the values in the pictogram element are up to date, that means whether the graphics algorithm of this pictogram element contain the latest values from the business objects.
 

Method Detail

canUpdate

boolean canUpdate(IUpdateContext context)
Checks whether the values of the current pictogram element of the given context can be updated.

Parameters:
context - the context
Returns:
true if update is possible

updateNeeded

IReason updateNeeded(IUpdateContext context)
Check whether the values in the pictogram element are up to date, that means whether the graphics algorithm of this pictogram element contain the latest values from the business objects.

Parameters:
context - the context
Returns:
true if parts of the pictogram model needs to be updated with the latest values from the business model

update

boolean update(IUpdateContext context)
Updates the pictogram element. It copies the latest values from the business model to the graphics algorithm of this pictogram elements.

Parameters:
context - the context
Returns:
true, if update process was successfull


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