2.1/user/src/com/google/gwt/cell/client/Cell.java

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package com.google.gwt.cell.client;

import com.google.gwt.dom.client.Element;
import com.google.gwt.dom.client.NativeEvent;
import com.google.gwt.safehtml.shared.SafeHtmlBuilder;

import java.util.Set;

/**
 * A light weight representation of a renderable object.
 *
 * <p>
 * <h3>Example</h3>
 * {@example com.google.gwt.examples.cell.CellExample}
 * </p>
 *
 * @param <C> the type that this Cell represents
 */
public interface Cell<C> {

  /**
   * Check if this cell depends on the selection state.
   *
   * @return true if dependent on selection, false if not
   */
  boolean dependsOnSelection();

  /**
   * <p>
   * Get the set of events that this cell consumes. The container that uses this
   * cell should only pass these events to
   * {@link #onBrowserEvent(Element, Object, Object, NativeEvent, ValueUpdater)}
   * .
   * </p>
   * <p>
   * The returned value should not be modified, and may be an unmodifiable set.
   * Changes to the return value may not be reflected in the cell.
   * </p>
   *
   * @return the consumed events, or null if no events are consumed
   */
  Set<String> getConsumedEvents();

  /**
   * Check if this cell handles selection. If the cell handles selection, then
   * its container should not automatically handle selection.
   *
   * @return true if the cell handles selection, false if not
   */
  boolean handlesSelection();

  /**
   * Returns true if the cell is currently editing the data identified by the
   * given element and key. While a cell is editing, widgets containing the cell
   * may chooses to pass keystrokes directly to the cell rather than using them
   * for navigation purposes.
   *
   * @param parent the parent Element
   * @param value the value associated with the cell
   * @param key the unique key associated with the row object
   */
  boolean isEditing(Element parent, C value, Object key);

  /**
   * Handle a browser event that took place within the cell. The default
   * implementation returns null.
   *
   * @param parent the parent Element
   * @param value the value associated with the cell
   * @param key the unique key associated with the row object
   * @param event the native browser event
   * @param valueUpdater a {@link ValueUpdater}, or null if not specified
   */
  void onBrowserEvent(Element parent, C value, Object key, NativeEvent event,
      ValueUpdater<C> valueUpdater);

  /**
   * Render a cell as HTML into a {@link SafeHtmlBuilder}, suitable for passing
   * to {@link Element#setInnerHTML} on a container element.
   * 
   * <p>
   * Note: If your cell contains natively focusable elements, such as buttons or
   * input elements, be sure to set the tabIndex to -1 so that they do not steal
   * focus away from the containing widget.
   * </p>
   * 
   * @param value the cell value to be rendered
   * @param key the unique key associated with the row object
   * @param sb the {@link SafeHtmlBuilder} to be written to
   */
  void render(C value, Object key, SafeHtmlBuilder sb);

  /**
   * Reset focus on the Cell. This method is called if the cell has focus when
   * it is refreshed.
   *
   * @return true if focus is taken, false if not
   */
  boolean resetFocus(Element parent, C value, Object key);

  /**
   * This method may be used by cell containers to set the value on a single
   * cell directly, rather than using {@link Element#setInnerHTML(String)}. See
   * {@link AbstractCell#setValue(Element, Object, Object)} for a default
   * implementation that uses {@link #render(Object, Object, SafeHtmlBuilder)}.
   *
   * @param parent the parent Element
   * @param value the value associated with the cell
   * @param key the unique key associated with the row object
   */
  void setValue(Element parent, C value, Object key);
}