org.openide.cookies
Interface FilterCookie

All Superinterfaces:

Node.Cookie

All Known Implementing Classes:

SourceChildren, ClassChildren

public interface FilterCookie

extends Node.Cookie

Cookie for node groups which can somehow be filtered. This would be applied to a subclass of Children.

Method Summary

Object	getFilter() Get the current filter.
Class	getFilterClass() Get the declared filter (super-)class.
void	setFilter(Object filter) Set the current filter.

Method Detail

getFilterClass

public Class getFilterClass()

Get the declared filter (super-)class.

Returns:

the class, or may be null if no filter is currently in use

getFilter

public Object getFilter()

Get the current filter.

Returns:

the filter, or null if none is currently in use

setFilter

public void setFilter(Object filter)

Set the current filter.

Parameters:

filter - the filter, or null if none should be used