001    /* 
002     * This file is part of the Echo Point Project.  This project is a collection
003     * of Components that have extended the Echo Web Application Framework.
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029    package echopoint.able;
030    
031    import nextapp.echo.app.Component;
032    import nextapp.echo.app.Extent;
033    
034    /**
035     * The <code>{@link Stretchable}</code> interface is used to indicate that a
036     * <code>{@link Component}</code> should "stretch" itself to use all left over
037     * space inside a parent component.
038     * <p>
039     * By default most component try to minimize the space they use, but components
040     * that implement this interface can be made to maximize the space they use.
041     */
042    public interface Stretchable extends Delegateable {
043    
044            public static final String PROPERTY_HEIGHT_STRETCHED = "heightStretched";
045    
046            public static final String PROPERTY_MINIMUM_STRETCHED_HEIGHT = "minimumStretchedHeight";
047    
048            public static final String PROPERTY_MAXIMUM_STRETCHED_HEIGHT = "maximumStretchedHeight";
049    
050            /**
051             * @return true if the height should be stretched to use all available space
052             *         of its parent.
053             */
054            public boolean isHeightStretched();
055    
056            /**
057             * Set to true if the height should be stretched to use all available space
058             * of its parent.
059             * 
060             * @param newValue -
061             *            a boolean flag indicating whether the height should be
062             *            stretched to use all available space of its parent or not.
063             */
064            public void setHeightStretched(boolean newValue);
065    
066            /**
067             * @return - the minimum height that the component should stretch itself
068             *         down to in pixels.
069             */
070            public Extent getMinimumStretchedHeight();
071    
072            /**
073             * Sets the minimum height that the component should stretch itself down to
074             * in pixels.
075             * 
076             * @param newValue -
077             *            a new Extent value that MUST be in pixel units.
078             */
079            public void setMinimumStretchedHeight(Extent newValue);
080    
081            /**
082             * @return - the maximum height that the component should stretch itself up
083             *         to in pixels.
084             */
085            public Extent getMaximumStretchedHeight();
086    
087            /**
088             * Sets the maximum height that the component should stretch itself up to in
089             * pixels.
090             * 
091             * @param newValue -
092             *            a new Extent value that MUST be in pixel units.
093             */
094            public void setMaximumStretchedHeight(Extent newValue);
095    
096    }