org.openide.nodes
Interface NodeTransfer.Paste

Enclosing class:

NodeTransfer

public static interface NodeTransfer.Paste

An intelligent source of paste types (ways how to paste) for a target node.

Each node should check for this type in a paste operation to allow anyone to insert something into it.

Sample example of implementation of Node.getPasteTypes(java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable):

   public PasteType[] getPasteTypes (Transferable t) {
     NodeTransfer.Paste p = (NodeTransfer.Paste)t.getTransferData (
       NodeTransfer.nodePasteFlavor
     );
     return p.types (this);
   }
 

Method Summary

PasteType[]

types(Node target) Method that checks the type of target node and can decide which paste types it supports.

Method Detail

types

public PasteType[] types(Node target)

Method that checks the type of target node and can decide which paste types it supports.

Parameters:

target - the target node

Returns:

array of paste types that are valid for such a target node