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| package java.awt.datatransfer; |
| |
| import java.util.List; |
| |
| |
| /** |
| * A FlavorMap which relaxes the traditional 1-to-1 restriction of a Map. A |
| * flavor is permitted to map to any number of natives, and likewise a native |
| * is permitted to map to any number of flavors. FlavorTables need not be |
| * symmetric, but typically are. |
| * |
| * @author David Mendenhall |
| * |
| * @since 1.4 |
| */ |
| public interface FlavorTable extends FlavorMap { |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns a <code>List</code> of <code>String</code> natives to which the |
| * specified <code>DataFlavor</code> corresponds. The <code>List</code> |
| * will be sorted from best native to worst. That is, the first native will |
| * best reflect data in the specified flavor to the underlying native |
| * platform. The returned <code>List</code> is a modifiable copy of this |
| * <code>FlavorTable</code>'s internal data. Client code is free to modify |
| * the <code>List</code> without affecting this object. |
| * |
| * @param flav the <code>DataFlavor</code> whose corresponding natives |
| * should be returned. If <code>null</code> is specified, all |
| * natives currently known to this <code>FlavorTable</code> are |
| * returned in a non-deterministic order. |
| * @return a <code>java.util.List</code> of <code>java.lang.String</code> |
| * objects which are platform-specific representations of platform- |
| * specific data formats |
| */ |
| List<String> getNativesForFlavor(DataFlavor flav); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns a <code>List</code> of <code>DataFlavor</code>s to which the |
| * specified <code>String</code> corresponds. The <code>List</code> will be |
| * sorted from best <code>DataFlavor</code> to worst. That is, the first |
| * <code>DataFlavor</code> will best reflect data in the specified |
| * native to a Java application. The returned <code>List</code> is a |
| * modifiable copy of this <code>FlavorTable</code>'s internal data. |
| * Client code is free to modify the <code>List</code> without affecting |
| * this object. |
| * |
| * @param nat the native whose corresponding <code>DataFlavor</code>s |
| * should be returned. If <code>null</code> is specified, all |
| * <code>DataFlavor</code>s currently known to this |
| * <code>FlavorTable</code> are returned in a non-deterministic |
| * order. |
| * @return a <code>java.util.List</code> of <code>DataFlavor</code> |
| * objects into which platform-specific data in the specified, |
| * platform-specific native can be translated |
| */ |
| List<DataFlavor> getFlavorsForNative(String nat); |
| } |