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package javax.swing.table;
import java.util.Enumeration;
import javax.swing.JTable;
import javax.swing.ListSelectionModel;
import javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent;
import javax.swing.event.TableColumnModelEvent;
import javax.swing.event.TableColumnModelListener;
/**
* The interface used by {@link JTable} to access the columns in the table
* view.
*
* @author Andrew Selkirk
*/
public interface TableColumnModel
{
/**
* Adds a column to the model.
*
* @param column the new column (<code>null</code> not permitted).
*
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if <code>column</code> is
* <code>null</code>.
*/
void addColumn(TableColumn column);
/**
* Removes a column from the model. If <code>column</code> is not defined
* in the model, this method does nothing.
*
* @param column TableColumn
*/
void removeColumn(TableColumn column);
/**
* Moves a column.
*
* @param columnIndex Index of column to move
* @param newIndex New index of column
*/
void moveColumn(int columnIndex, int newIndex);
/**
* Sets the column margin and sends a {@link ChangeEvent} to all registered
* {@link TableColumnModelListener}s registered with the model.
*
* @param margin the column margin.
*
* @see #getColumnMargin()
*/
void setColumnMargin(int margin);
/**
* Returns the number of columns in the model.
*
* @return The column count.
*/
int getColumnCount();
/**
* Returns an enumeration of the columns in the model.
*
* @return An enumeration of the columns in the model.
*/
Enumeration getColumns();
/**
* Returns the index of the {@link TableColumn} with the given identifier.
*
* @param identifier the identifier (<code>null</code> not permitted).
*
* @return The index of the {@link TableColumn} with the given identifier.
*
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if <code>identifier</code> is
* <code>null</code> or there is no column with that identifier.
*/
int getColumnIndex(Object identifier);
/**
* Returns the <code>TableColumn</code> at the specified index.
*
* @param columnIndex the column index.
*
* @return The table column.
*/
TableColumn getColumn(int columnIndex);
/**
* Returns the column margin.
*
* @return The column margin.
*
* @see #setColumnMargin(int)
*/
int getColumnMargin();
/**
* Returns the index of the column that contains the specified x-coordinate,
* assuming that:
* <ul>
* <li>column zero begins at position zero;</li>
* <li>all columns appear in order;</li>
* <li>individual column widths are taken into account, but the column margin
* is ignored.</li>
* </ul>
* If no column contains the specified position, this method returns
* <code>-1</code>.
*
* @param xPosition the x-position.
*
* @return The column index, or <code>-1</code>.
*/
int getColumnIndexAtX(int xPosition);
/**
* Returns total width of all the columns in the model, ignoring the
* column margin (see {@link #getColumnMargin()}).
*
* @return The total width of all the columns.
*/
int getTotalColumnWidth();
/**
* Sets the flag that indicates whether or not column selection is allowed.
*
* @param allowed the new flag value.
*
* @see #getColumnSelectionAllowed()
*/
void setColumnSelectionAllowed(boolean allowed);
/**
* Returns <code>true</code> if column selection is allowed, and
* <code>false</code> if column selection is not allowed.
*
* @return A boolean.
*
* @see #setColumnSelectionAllowed(boolean)
*/
boolean getColumnSelectionAllowed();
/**
* getSelectedColumns
* @return Selected columns
*/
int[] getSelectedColumns();
/**
* Returns the number of selected columns in the model.
*
* @return The selected column count.
*
* @see #getSelectionModel()
*/
int getSelectedColumnCount();
/**
* Sets the selection model that will be used to keep track of the selected
* columns.
*
* @param model the selection model (<code>null</code> not permitted).
*
* @throws IllegalArgumentException if <code>model</code> is
* <code>null</code>.
*/
void setSelectionModel(ListSelectionModel model);
/**
* Returns the selection model used to track table column selections.
*
* @return The selection model.
*
* @see #setSelectionModel(ListSelectionModel)
*/
ListSelectionModel getSelectionModel();
/**
* Registers a listener with the model, so that it will receive
* {@link TableColumnModelEvent} notifications.
*
* @param listener the listener (<code>null</code> ignored).
*/
void addColumnModelListener(TableColumnModelListener listener);
/**
* Deregisters a listener, so that it will no longer receive
* {@link TableColumnModelEvent} notifications.
*
* @param listener the listener.
*/
void removeColumnModelListener(TableColumnModelListener listener);
}