46 lines
2.3 KiB
Java
46 lines
2.3 KiB
Java
/*
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* Copyright (c) 2003,2007 Declarative Engineering LLC.
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* All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
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* are made available under the terms of the Declarative Engineering LLC
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* verson 1 which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
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* http://declarativeengineering.com/legal/DE_Developer_License_v1.txt
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*/
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package com.foundation.view;
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public interface IMethodAssociation extends IValueHolderAssociation, IValueHolderListener {
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/**
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* Invokes the method on the held value.
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* @param parameters The parameters for the method. This may be null if there are no parameters.
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* @param synchronous Whether the invokation should be synchronous (on this same thread).
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* @return The return value for the method.
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*/
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public Object invoke(Object[] parameters, boolean synchronous);
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/**
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* Invokes the method on the specified value. This method must be called for method associations that are not connected to a value holder.
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* @param value The value to invoke the method on.
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* @param parameters The parameters for the method. This may be null if there are no parameters.
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* @param synchronous Whether the invokation should be synchronous (on this same thread).
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* @return The return value for the method.
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*/
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public Object invoke(Object value, Object[] parameters, boolean synchronous);
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/**
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* Gets whether the association is connected via a value holder.
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* @return Whether there is a value holder connection for this association.
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*/
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public boolean getIsValueHolderAssociated();
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/**
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* Registers the method association to begin receiving updates from the associated value holder.
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* <p>Note: This is only used if this method is associated with a value holder, and is a 'getter' type method.</p>
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*/
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public void register();
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/**
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* Unregisters the method association to stop receiving updates from the associated value holder.
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* <p>Note: This is only used if this method is associated with a value holder, and is a 'getter' type method.</p>
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*/
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public void unregister();
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/**
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* Sets the change listener that will be called, if the method is registered and is value holder bound, when the value holder's held value changes.
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* @param listener The listener to be notified when the associated value holder's held value changes.
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*/
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public void setChangeListener(IMethodAssociationChangeListener listener);
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}//IMethodAssociation// |