Transferable (Guise Framework 0.4.0 API)

Type Parameters:

S - The source of the transfer.

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractImageComponent.DefaultTransferable, AbstractLabel.DefaultTransferable, AbstractObjectTransferable, AbstractTransferable, TextControl.DefaultTransferable, TreeControl.TreeNodeTransferable
```
public interface Transferable<S>
```
An object that can be transferred, such as between components using drag and drop.

Author:

Garret Wilson

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`canTransfer(com.globalmentor.net.ContentType contentType)`	Determines whether this transferable can transfer data with the given content type.
`com.globalmentor.net.ContentType[]`	`getContentTypes()`
`S`	`getSource()`
`java.lang.Object`	`transfer(com.globalmentor.net.ContentType contentType)`	Transfers data using the given content type.
`<T> T`	`transfer(java.lang.Class<T> objectClass)`	Transfers data of the given class.

- Method Detail
  - getSource
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S getSource()
```
    Returns:
    
    The source of the transferable data.
  - getContentTypes
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com.globalmentor.net.ContentType[] getContentTypes()
```
    Returns:
    
    The content types available for this transfer.
  - canTransfer
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boolean canTransfer(com.globalmentor.net.ContentType contentType)
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    Determines whether this transferable can transfer data with the given content type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    contentType - The type of data requested, which may include wildcards.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this object can transfer data with the requested content type.
  - transfer
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java.lang.Object transfer(com.globalmentor.net.ContentType contentType)
```
    Transfers data using the given content type.
    
    Parameters:
    
    contentType - The type of data expected.
    
    Returns:
    
    The transferred data, which may be null.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the given content type is not supported.
  - transfer
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<T> T transfer(java.lang.Class<T> objectClass)
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    Transfers data of the given class.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - The type of object to be transferred.
    
    Parameters:
    
    objectClass - The class of object to return.
    
    Returns:
    
    The transferred data object, which may be null.
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the given class is not supported.