org.bs.mdi
Interface ActionConverter

public interface ActionConverter

Provides an interface for mechanisms that convert Action to Transferable objects. This conversion is needed in order for the clipboard data transfer functionality to work.

Method Summary

boolean	canHandle(Action action) Indicates that this ActionConverter can convert the given Action.
boolean	canHandle(Transferable transferable) Indicates that this ActionConverter can convert the given Transferable.
Action	toAction(Transferable transferable) Converts a Transferable to an Action.
Transferable	toTransferable(Action action) Converts an Action to a Transferable.

Method Detail

canHandle

public boolean canHandle(Action action)

Indicates that this ActionConverter can convert the given Action.

Parameters:

action - the Action which could be converted later by this ActionConverter

Returns:

true if the Action can be converted, false otherwise

canHandle

public boolean canHandle(Transferable transferable)

Indicates that this ActionConverter can convert the given Transferable.

Parameters:

transferable - the Transferable which could be converted by this ActionConverter

Returns:

true if the Transferable can be converted, false otherwise

toTransferable

public Transferable toTransferable(Action action)

Converts an Action to a Transferable.

Parameters:

action - the Action to be converted

Returns:

the Transferable object created by the conversion process, or null in case of an error

toAction

public Action toAction(Transferable transferable)

Converts a Transferable to an Action.

Parameters:

transferable - the Transferable to be converted

Returns:

the Action object created by the conversion process, or null in case of an error