org.eclipse.emfforms.spi.swt.core
Interface EMFFormsRendererFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

EMFFormsRendererFactoryImpl

public interface EMFFormsRendererFactory

This is the factory which selects the most fitting renderer for the provided VElement and ViewModelContext.

Author:

Eugen Neufeld

Method Summary

<VELEMENT extends VElement> Collection<AbstractAdditionalSWTRenderer<VElement>>	getAdditionalRendererInstances(VELEMENT vElement, ViewModelContext viewModelContext) Returns a collection of all additional renderer which contribute controls for the provided VElement.
<VELEMENT extends VElement> AbstractSWTRenderer<VElement>	getRendererInstance(VELEMENT vElement, ViewModelContext viewModelContext) Returns the renderer which fits the provided VElement and ViewModelContext the most.

Method Detail

getRendererInstance

<VELEMENT extends VElement> AbstractSWTRenderer<VElement> getRendererInstance(VELEMENT vElement,
                                                                              ViewModelContext viewModelContext)
                                                  throws EMFFormsNoRendererException

Returns the renderer which fits the provided VElement and ViewModelContext the most.

Type Parameters:

VELEMENT - The VElement type

Parameters:

vElement - the VElement to find the renderer for

viewModelContext - the ViewModelContext to find the renderer for

Returns:

the renderer

Throws:

EMFFormsNoRendererException - is thrown when no renderer can be found

getAdditionalRendererInstances

<VELEMENT extends VElement> Collection<AbstractAdditionalSWTRenderer<VElement>> getAdditionalRendererInstances(VELEMENT vElement,
                                                                                                               ViewModelContext viewModelContext)

Returns a collection of all additional renderer which contribute controls for the provided VElement.

Type Parameters:

VELEMENT - The VElement type

Parameters:

vElement - the VElement to get additional renderer for

viewModelContext - the ViewModelContext to check

Returns:

the Collection of additional renderer