1 /*
2 * EL4J, the Extension Library for the J2EE, adds incremental enhancements to
3 * the spring framework, http://el4j.sf.net
4 * Copyright (C) 2005 by ELCA Informatique SA, Av. de la Harpe 22-24,
5 * 1000 Lausanne, Switzerland, http://www.elca.ch
6 *
7 * EL4J is published under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL)
8 * Version 2.1. See http://www.gnu.org/licenses/
9 *
10 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
11 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
12 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
13 * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
14 *
15 * For alternative licensing, please contact info@elca.ch
16 */
17 package com.silvermindsoftware.hitch.binding;
18
19 import javax.swing.JComponent;
20
21 import org.jdesktop.beansbinding.AutoBinding;
22
23 /**
24 * A user defined "binding template" for a specific widget.
25 *
26 * @svnLink $Revision: 3873 $;$Date: 2009-08-04 13:59:45 +0200 (Di, 04. Aug 2009) $;$Author: swismer $;$URL: https://el4j.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/el4j/branches/el4j_3_1/el4j/framework/modules/swing/src/main/java/com/silvermindsoftware/hitch/binding/BindingCreator.java $
27 *
28 * @param <T> the type of widget to bind
29 *
30 * @author Stefan Wismer (SWI)
31 */
32 public interface BindingCreator<T extends JComponent> {
33 /**
34 * Create the concrete binding.
35 *
36 * @param object the object to bind
37 * @param formComponent the widget to bound to
38 * @return the corresponding binding
39 */
40 @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
41 public AutoBinding createBinding(Object object, T formComponent);
42
43 /**
44 * Add validation capability.
45 *
46 * @param formComponent the widget showing the values
47 */
48 public void addValidation(T formComponent);
49 }