com.ca.directory.jxplorer
Interface DataSink

All Known Implementing Classes:

AttributeDisplay, BasicPluggableEditor, HTMLTemplateDisplay, TableAttributeEditor

public interface DataSink

DataSink defines the interface used by objects that are consumers of information from a tree, such as display panels that show information about a data node, or the off-line data store used to view ldif files off-line.

Method Summary

boolean	canCreateEntry() Indicates whether the editor can create a new entry, given a unique name.
void	displayEntry(DXEntry entry, DataSource ds) Displays information about a given tree node, expressed as a DXEntry (an attribute set and associated distinguished name of a node).

Method Detail

displayEntry

public void displayEntry(DXEntry entry,
                         DataSource ds)

Displays information about a given tree node, expressed as a DXEntry (an attribute set and associated distinguished name of a node). The method also provides a data Source which may be used to update the node. This data Source may be null for non-editable data.

Parameters:

entry - the directory entry to display. If null, indicates that a blank or 'empty' entry should be displayed.

ds - the datasource used for data modification/schema access etc. May be null, in which case no schema checking/prompting will be done, and no editing will be possible.

canCreateEntry

public boolean canCreateEntry()

Indicates whether the editor can create a new entry, given a unique name.