edu.ucsb.nceas.morpho.plugins
Interface MetaDisplayFactoryInterface

All Known Implementing Classes:
MetaDisplayPlugin

public interface MetaDisplayFactoryInterface

This interface provides methods for initializing, displaying, updating and registering as a listener for a Component that styles XML and displays the results


Method Summary
 MetaDisplayInterface getInstance()
          Return a new instance of an object that implements the MetaDisplayInterface.
 MetaDisplayInterface getMetaDisplay(int displayNum)
          Return a reference to an existing object that implements the MetaDisplayInterface.
 

Method Detail

getInstance

public MetaDisplayInterface getInstance()
Return a new instance of an object that implements the MetaDisplayInterface. Implementing code should assign this instance an integer identifier for internal use -
Returns:
new instance of an object that implements the MetaDisplayInterface
See Also:
getMetaDisplay(int displayNum)

getMetaDisplay

public MetaDisplayInterface getMetaDisplay(int displayNum)
Return a reference to an existing object that implements the MetaDisplayInterface. The object is identified by the int index assigned to it in the getInstance() method at the time of creation
Parameters:
displayNum - int index assigned to the object in the getInstance() method at the time of creation
Returns:
reference to an existing object that implements the MetaDisplayInterface identified by displayNum. Returns NULL if displayNum out of range


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