1. /*

  2.  * @(#)TableCellRenderer.java	1.12 01/11/29

  3.  *

  4.  * Copyright 2002 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.

  5.  * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.

  6.  */

  7. 

  8. package javax.swing.table;

  9. 

  10. import java.awt.Component;

  11. import javax.swing.*;

  12. 

  13. /**

  14.  * This interface defines the methods any object that would like to be

  15.  * a renderer for cell in a JTable.

  16.  *

  17.  * @version 1.12 11/29/01

  18.  * @author Alan Chung

  19.  */

  20. 

  21. public interface TableCellRenderer {

  22. 

  23.     /**

  24.      *  This method is sent to the renderer by the drawing table to

  25.      *  configure the renderer appropriately before drawing.  Return

  26.      *  the Component used for drawing.

  27.      *

  28.      * @param	table		the JTable that is asking the renderer to draw.

  29.      *				This parameter can be null.

  30.      * @param	value		the value of the cell to be rendered.  It is

  31.      *				up to the specific renderer to interpret

  32.      *				and draw the value.  eg. if value is the

  33.      *				String "true", it could be rendered as a

  34.      *				string or it could be rendered as a check

  35.      *				box that is checked.  null is a valid value.

  36.      * @param	isSelected	true is the cell is to be renderer with

  37.      *				selection highlighting

  38.      * @param	row	        the row index of the cell being drawn.  When

  39.      *				drawing the header the rowIndex is -1.

  40.      * @param	column	        the column index of the cell being drawn

  41.      */

  42.     Component getTableCellRendererComponent(JTable table, Object value,

  43. 					    boolean isSelected, boolean hasFocus, 

  44. 					    int row, int column);

  45. }