org.gnu.gtk
Class DataBlock

java.lang.Object
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Direct Known Subclasses:
DataBlockBoolean, DataBlockDouble, DataBlockInt, DataBlockObject, DataBlockPixbuf, DataBlockString

public abstract class DataBlock
extends java.lang.Object

Represents a block in which data can be stored in a TreeModel (such as ListStore or TreeStore). In Gtk, these are called columns and are referenced by integers. We have renamed them to DataBlocks to avoid confusion with TreeViewColumns and created these objects to use rather than integers. This allows type checking and should make programs more maintainable. This is an abstract class - there is an implementation of it for each type of data accepted by the two tree models.

Author:
Mark Howard <mh@debian.org>
See Also:
ListStore, TreeStore

Constructor Summary
DataBlock()
           
 
Method Summary
 int getColumn()
          Returns the column number of this dataBlock used internally by Gtk.
 Type getType()
          Returns the glib Type of data contained in this column.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

DataBlock

public DataBlock()
Method Detail

getColumn

public int getColumn()
Returns the column number of this dataBlock used internally by Gtk.


getType

public Type getType()
Returns the glib Type of data contained in this column. This can only be called once. (it is only needed once - in the constructor of the listStore/TreeStore)


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