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diff --git a/libjava/java/awt/datatransfer/Transferable.java b/libjava/java/awt/datatransfer/Transferable.java new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..52dac691e5b --- /dev/null +++ b/libjava/java/awt/datatransfer/Transferable.java @@ -0,0 +1,92 @@ +/* Transferable.java -- Data transfer source + Copyright (C) 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc. + +This file is part of GNU Classpath. + +GNU Classpath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify +it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by +the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) +any later version. + +GNU Classpath is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but +WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of +MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU +General Public License for more details. + +You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License +along with GNU Classpath; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the +Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA +02111-1307 USA. + +Linking this library statically or dynamically with other modules is +making a combined work based on this library. Thus, the terms and +conditions of the GNU General Public License cover the whole +combination. + +As a special exception, the copyright holders of this library give you +permission to link this library with independent modules to produce an +executable, regardless of the license terms of these independent +modules, and to copy and distribute the resulting executable under +terms of your choice, provided that you also meet, for each linked +independent module, the terms and conditions of the license of that +module. An independent module is a module which is not derived from +or based on this library. If you modify this library, you may extend +this exception to your version of the library, but you are not +obligated to do so. If you do not wish to do so, delete this +exception statement from your version. */ + + +package java.awt.datatransfer; + +import java.io.IOException; + +/** + * This interface is implemented by classes that can transfer data. + * + * @author Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com) + */ +public interface Transferable +{ + +/** + * Returns the data in the specified <code>DataFlavor</code> + * + * @param flavor The data flavor to return. + * + * @return The data in the appropriate flavor. + * + * @exception UnsupportedFlavorException If the flavor is not supported. + * @exception IOException If the data is not available. + */ +public abstract Object +getTransferData(DataFlavor flavor) throws UnsupportedFlavorException, + IOException; + +/*************************************************************************/ + +/** + * This method returns a list of available data flavors for the + * data being transferred. The array returned will be sorted from most + * preferred flavor at the beginning to least preferred at the end. + * + * @return A list of data flavors for this data. + */ +public abstract DataFlavor[] +getTransferDataFlavors(); + +/*************************************************************************/ + +/** + * Tests whether or not this data can be delivered in the specified + * data flavor. + * + * @param flavor The data flavor to test. + * + * @return <code>true</code> if the data flavor is supported, + * <code>false</code> otherwise. + */ +public abstract boolean +isDataFlavorSupported(DataFlavor flavor); + +} // interface Transferable + |