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| |
| package java.awt.datatransfer; |
| |
| import java.io.IOException; |
| |
| /** |
| * Defines the interface for classes that can be used to provide data |
| * for a transfer operation. |
| * <p> |
| * For information on using data transfer with Swing, see |
| * <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/dnd/index.html"> |
| * How to Use Drag and Drop and Data Transfer</a>, |
| * a section in <em>The Java Tutorial</em>, for more information. |
| * |
| * @author Amy Fowler |
| */ |
| |
| public interface Transferable { |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns an array of DataFlavor objects indicating the flavors the data |
| * can be provided in. The array should be ordered according to preference |
| * for providing the data (from most richly descriptive to least descriptive). |
| * @return an array of data flavors in which this data can be transferred |
| */ |
| public DataFlavor[] getTransferDataFlavors(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns whether or not the specified data flavor is supported for |
| * this object. |
| * @param flavor the requested flavor for the data |
| * @return boolean indicating whether or not the data flavor is supported |
| */ |
| public boolean isDataFlavorSupported(DataFlavor flavor); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns an object which represents the data to be transferred. The class |
| * of the object returned is defined by the representation class of the flavor. |
| * |
| * @param flavor the requested flavor for the data |
| * @return an object which represents the data to be transferred |
| * @see DataFlavor#getRepresentationClass |
| * @exception IOException if the data is no longer available |
| * in the requested flavor. |
| * @exception UnsupportedFlavorException if the requested data flavor is |
| * not supported. |
| */ |
| public Object getTransferData(DataFlavor flavor) throws UnsupportedFlavorException, IOException; |
| |
| } |