org.eclipse.emf.common.notify
Interface Adapter

All Known Subinterfaces:

Adapter.Internal

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractGeneratorAdapter, AdapterFactoryEditingDomain.EditingDomainProvider, AdapterImpl, ChangeDescriptionItemProvider, ChangeRecorder, ComplexTypeConverterItemProvider, EAnnotationItemProvider, EAttributeItemProvider, EClassifierItemProvider, EClassItemProvider, EContentAdapter, Ecore2EcoreMappingRootItemProvider, ECrossReferenceAdapter, EDataTypeItemProvider, EEnumItemProvider, EEnumLiteralItemProvider, EFactoryItemProvider, EGenericTypeItemProvider, EModelElementItemProvider, ENamedElementItemProvider, ENamedElementToXMLInfoMapEntryItemProvider, EObjectItemProvider, EObjectToChangesMapEntryItemProvider, EOperationItemProvider, EPackageItemProvider, EParameterItemProvider, EReferenceItemProvider, EStringToStringMapEntryItemProvider, EStructuralFeatureItemProvider, ESuperAdapter, ETypedElementItemProvider, ETypeParameterItemProvider, FeatureChangeItemProvider, FeatureMapEntryItemProvider, FunctionNamePairItemProvider, FunctionPairItemProvider, GenAnnotationItemProvider, GenBaseGeneratorAdapter, GenBaseItemProvider, GenClassGeneratorAdapter, GenClassItemProvider, GenDataTypeItemProvider, GenEnumGeneratorAdapter, GenEnumItemProvider, GenEnumLiteralItemProvider, GenFeatureItemProvider, GenModelGeneratorAdapter, GenModelItemProvider, GenOperationItemProvider, GenPackageGeneratorAdapter, GenPackageItemProvider, ItemProviderAdapter, ListChangeItemProvider, MappingHelperItemProvider, MappingItemProvider, MappingItemProviderAdapter, MappingRootImpl.MappedObjectStateAdapter, MappingRootItemProvider, MappingStrategyItemProvider, ReflectiveItemProvider, ResourceChangeItemProvider, ResourceImpl.ModificationTrackingAdapter, ResourceItemProvider, ResourceSetItemProvider, SingletonAdapterImpl, TreeNodeItemProvider, TypeConverterItemProvider, XMLInfoItemProvider, XMLMapItemProvider

public interface Adapter

A receiver of notifications. An adapter is typically associated with a Notifier via an AdapterFactory.

Nested Class Summary

static interface

Adapter.Internal An internal interface implemented by adapters.

Method Summary

Notifier	getTarget() Returns the target from which the adapter receives notification.
boolean	isAdapterForType(java.lang.Object type) Returns whether the adapter is of the given type.
void	notifyChanged(Notification notification) Notifies that a change to some feature has occurred.
void	setTarget(Notifier newTarget) Sets the target from which the adapter will receive notification.

Method Detail

notifyChanged

void notifyChanged(Notification notification)

Notifies that a change to some feature has occurred.

Parameters:

notification - a description of the change.

getTarget

Notifier getTarget()

Returns the target from which the adapter receives notification. In general, an adapter may be shared by more than one notifier.

Returns:

the target notifier.

See Also:

setTarget(org.eclipse.emf.common.notify.Notifier)

setTarget

void setTarget(Notifier newTarget)

Sets the target from which the adapter will receive notification. This method is only to be called by a notifier when this adapter is added to or removed from its adapter list. In general, an adapter may be shared by more than one notifier.

Parameters:

newTarget - the new notifier.

See Also:

getTarget()

isAdapterForType

boolean isAdapterForType(java.lang.Object type)

Returns whether the adapter is of the given type. In general, an adapter may be the adapter for many types.

Parameters:

type - the type.

Returns:

whether the adapter is of the given type.

See Also:

AdapterFactory.isFactoryForType(java.lang.Object)