org.apache.batik.dom.svg

Interface SVGItem

public interface SVGItem

This interface represents an item in an SVGXXXList. The item is required to hold a reference to its parent list so that an item can be moved from one list to another. A string representation of the item is also required in order to update the value of the attribute the list containing the item represents. If the value of the item is changed, it is required to notify the list it belongs to in order to synchronized the list and the attribute the list represents.

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Method Summary
AbstractSVGListgetParent()
Return the list the item belongs to.
StringgetValueAsString()
Return the String representation of the item.
voidsetParent(AbstractSVGList list)
Associates an item to an SVGXXXList

Method Detail

getParent

public AbstractSVGList getParent()
Return the list the item belongs to.

Returns: list the item belongs to. This could be if the item belongs to no list.

getValueAsString

public String getValueAsString()
Return the String representation of the item.

Returns: textual representation of the item to be inserted in the attribute value representing the list.

setParent

public void setParent(AbstractSVGList list)
Associates an item to an SVGXXXList

Parameters: list list the item belongs to.

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