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package org.netbeans.modules.xml.xam.ui.column;
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* A ColumnView contains one or more Column instances, and manages their
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* display in terms of providing a scrollable view.
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* @author Nathan Fiedler
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public interface ColumnView {
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* Appends the given column to the end of the column list.
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* @param column Column to be added to view.
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void appendColumn(Column column);
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* Appends the array of columns to the end of the column list.
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* Any scrolling will be done once, making the last column visible.
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* @param columns array of columns to be added to view.
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void appendColumns(Column[] columns);
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* Remove all of the columns from the view.
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* Returns the number of columns contained in this view.
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* @return column count.
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* Get the index into the list for the given column.
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* @param column Column to locate in view.
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* @return index of the column, or -1 if not found.
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int getColumnIndex(Column column);
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* Retrieves the first column in the view.
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* @return first Column, or null if no columns exist.
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Column getFirstColumn();
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* Retrieves the column following the one given.
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* @param column Column for which to find sibling.
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* @return next Column, or null if none.
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Column getNextColumn(Column column);
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* Removes the columns after the one given.
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* @param column Column that will be the new right-most column.
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void removeColumnsAfter(Column column);
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* Scrolls the viewport to make the specified column visible. If the
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* synchronous parameter is false, this method will return before the
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* viewport has finished scrolling. If the synchronous parameter is
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* true, this method will scroll the viewport on the event thread
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* (if the invoking thread is not the event thread, this method will
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* block on the event thread until the scrolling is complete).
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* @param column Column to make visible.
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* @param synchronous true to scroll now, on event thread, false to
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* scroll some time later, on event thread.
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void scrollToColumn(Column column, boolean synchronous);