net.sourceforge.mflow.api
Interface MsgFlowComponent

All Superinterfaces:

Configurable, Iconable

All Known Subinterfaces:

MsgFilter, MsgFolder, MsgReceiver, MsgSource, ReceiveFolder, SendFolder

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractMsgFilter, AbstractMsgFlowComponent, AbstractMsgFolder, AbstractMsgReceiver, AbstractMsgSource

public interface MsgFlowComponent

extends Configurable, Iconable

Base interface for all MsgFlow components. Classes should implement a sub-interface of this interface, such as MsgReceiver or MsgSource

Version:

$Revision: 1.3 $

Author:

David Carr

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getName() Accessor for name property; Provides a way for the user to specify a user-friendly name for an instance of a component.
void	setName(java.lang.String aName) Mutator for name property; Provides a way for the user to specify a user-friendly name for an instance of a component.

Methods inherited from interface net.sourceforge.mflow.api.Configurable

configure

Methods inherited from interface net.sourceforge.mflow.api.Iconable

getIcon

Method Detail

getName

java.lang.String getName()

Accessor for name property; Provides a way for the user to specify a user-friendly name for an instance of a component. If the name is the same as the default name for the component, the component is free to change the name when other properties are changed.

Returns:

the name of the instance

setName

void setName(java.lang.String aName)

Mutator for name property; Provides a way for the user to specify a user-friendly name for an instance of a component.

Parameters:

aName - the new name to set