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package javax.swing.table;

import java.awt.Component;

import javax.swing.*;

/**

 * This interface defines the method required by any object that

 * would like to be a renderer for cells in a <code>JTable</code>.

 *

 * @author Alan Chung

 */

public interface TableCellRenderer {

    /**

     * Returns the component used for drawing the cell.  This method is

     * used to configure the renderer appropriately before drawing.

     * <p>

     * The <code>TableCellRenderer</code> is also responsible for rendering the

     * the cell representing the table's current DnD drop location if

     * it has one. If this renderer cares about rendering

     * the DnD drop location, it should query the table directly to

     * see if the given row and column represent the drop location:

     * <pre>

     *     JTable.DropLocation dropLocation = table.getDropLocation();

     *     if (dropLocation != null

     *             && !dropLocation.isInsertRow()

     *             && !dropLocation.isInsertColumn()

     *             && dropLocation.getRow() == row

     *             && dropLocation.getColumn() == column) {

     *

     *         // this cell represents the current drop location

     *         // so render it specially, perhaps with a different color

     *     }

     * </pre>

     * <p>

     * During a printing operation, this method will be called with

     * <code>isSelected</code> and <code>hasFocus</code> values of

     * <code>false</code> to prevent selection and focus from appearing

     * in the printed output. To do other customization based on whether

     * or not the table is being printed, check the return value from

     * {@link javax.swing.JComponent#isPaintingForPrint()}.

     *

     * @param   table           the <code>JTable</code> that is asking the

     *                          renderer to draw; can be <code>null</code>

     * @param   value           the value of the cell to be rendered.  It is

     *                          up to the specific renderer to interpret

     *                          and draw the value.  For example, if

     *                          <code>value</code>

     *                          is the string "true", it could be rendered as a

     *                          string or it could be rendered as a check

     *                          box that is checked.  <code>null</code> is a

     *                          valid value

     * @param   isSelected      true if the cell is to be rendered with the

     *                          selection highlighted; otherwise false

     * @param   hasFocus        if true, render cell appropriately.  For

     *                          example, put a special border on the cell, if

     *                          the cell can be edited, render in the color used

     *                          to indicate editing

     * @param   row             the row index of the cell being drawn.  When

     *                          drawing the header, the value of

     *                          <code>row</code> is -1

     * @param   column          the column index of the cell being drawn

     * @see javax.swing.JComponent#isPaintingForPrint()

     */

    Component getTableCellRendererComponent(JTable table, Object value,

                                            boolean isSelected, boolean hasFocus,

                                            int row, int column);

}