org.uncommons.watchmaker.framework.interactive
Interface Renderer<T,S>

Type Parameters:

T - The input type for the renderer.

S - The output type for the renderer.

All Known Implementing Classes:

ObjectSwingRenderer, RendererAdapter

public interface Renderer<T,S>

Maps objects of one type to objects of a different type. For example, this class could be used to render dates as Strings or to render arrays as GUI list components.

Author:

Daniel Dyer

Method Summary

S	render(T entity) Renders an object of one type as an instance of another.

Method Detail

render

S render(T entity)

Renders an object of one type as an instance of another. For example, if the generic types of this renderer are Date and String, this method would return a String representation of a Date.

Parameters:

entity - An object to render as a different type.

Returns:

A rendering of the parameter.