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package javax.swing.tree;

import javax.swing.event.*;
import java.beans.PropertyChangeListener;

This interface represents the current state of the selection for the tree component. For information and examples of using tree selection models, see How to Use Trees in The Java Tutorial.

The state of the tree selection is characterized by a set of TreePaths, and optionally a set of integers. The mapping from TreePath to integer is done by way of an instance of RowMapper. It is not necessary for a TreeSelectionModel to have a RowMapper to correctly operate, but without a RowMapper getSelectionRows will return null.

A TreeSelectionModel can be configured to allow only one path (SINGLE_TREE_SELECTION) a number of continguous paths (CONTIGUOUS_TREE_SELECTION) or a number of discontiguous paths (DISCONTIGUOUS_TREE_SELECTION). A RowMapper is used to determine if TreePaths are contiguous. In the absence of a RowMapper CONTIGUOUS_TREE_SELECTION and DISCONTIGUOUS_TREE_SELECTION behave the same, that is they allow any number of paths to be contained in the TreeSelectionModel.

For a selection model of CONTIGUOUS_TREE_SELECTION any time the paths are changed (setSelectionPath, addSelectionPath ...) the TreePaths are again checked to make they are contiguous. A check of the TreePaths can also be forced by invoking resetRowSelection. How a set of discontiguous TreePaths is mapped to a contiguous set is left to implementors of this interface to enforce a particular policy.

Implementations should combine duplicate TreePaths that are added to the selection. For example, the following code

  TreePath[] paths = new TreePath[] { treePath, treePath };
  treeSelectionModel.setSelectionPaths(paths);
should result in only one path being selected: treePath, and not two copies of treePath.

The lead TreePath is the last path that was added (or set). The lead row is then the row that corresponds to the TreePath as determined from the RowMapper.

Author:Scott Violet
/** * This interface represents the current state of the selection for * the tree component. * For information and examples of using tree selection models, * see <a href="http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/tree.html">How to Use Trees</a> * in <em>The Java Tutorial.</em> * * <p> * The state of the tree selection is characterized by * a set of TreePaths, and optionally a set of integers. The mapping * from TreePath to integer is done by way of an instance of RowMapper. * It is not necessary for a TreeSelectionModel to have a RowMapper to * correctly operate, but without a RowMapper <code>getSelectionRows</code> * will return null. * * <p> * * A TreeSelectionModel can be configured to allow only one * path (<code>SINGLE_TREE_SELECTION</code>) a number of * continguous paths (<code>CONTIGUOUS_TREE_SELECTION</code>) or a number of * discontiguous paths (<code>DISCONTIGUOUS_TREE_SELECTION</code>). * A <code>RowMapper</code> is used to determine if TreePaths are * contiguous. * In the absence of a RowMapper <code>CONTIGUOUS_TREE_SELECTION</code> and * <code>DISCONTIGUOUS_TREE_SELECTION</code> behave the same, that is they * allow any number of paths to be contained in the TreeSelectionModel. * * <p> * * For a selection model of <code>CONTIGUOUS_TREE_SELECTION</code> any * time the paths are changed (<code>setSelectionPath</code>, * <code>addSelectionPath</code> ...) the TreePaths are again checked to * make they are contiguous. A check of the TreePaths can also be forced * by invoking <code>resetRowSelection</code>. How a set of discontiguous * TreePaths is mapped to a contiguous set is left to implementors of * this interface to enforce a particular policy. * * <p> * * Implementations should combine duplicate TreePaths that are * added to the selection. For example, the following code * <pre> * TreePath[] paths = new TreePath[] { treePath, treePath }; * treeSelectionModel.setSelectionPaths(paths); * </pre> * should result in only one path being selected: * <code>treePath</code>, and * not two copies of <code>treePath</code>. * * <p> * * The lead TreePath is the last path that was added (or set). The lead * row is then the row that corresponds to the TreePath as determined * from the RowMapper. * * @author Scott Violet */
public interface TreeSelectionModel {
Selection can only contain one path at a time.
/** Selection can only contain one path at a time. */
public static final int SINGLE_TREE_SELECTION = 1;
Selection can only be contiguous. This will only be enforced if a RowMapper instance is provided. That is, if no RowMapper is set this behaves the same as DISCONTIGUOUS_TREE_SELECTION.
/** Selection can only be contiguous. This will only be enforced if * a RowMapper instance is provided. That is, if no RowMapper is set * this behaves the same as DISCONTIGUOUS_TREE_SELECTION. */
public static final int CONTIGUOUS_TREE_SELECTION = 2;
Selection can contain any number of items that are not necessarily contiguous.
/** Selection can contain any number of items that are not necessarily * contiguous. */
public static final int DISCONTIGUOUS_TREE_SELECTION = 4;
Sets the selection model, which must be one of SINGLE_TREE_SELECTION, CONTIGUOUS_TREE_SELECTION or DISCONTIGUOUS_TREE_SELECTION.

This may change the selection if the current selection is not valid for the new mode. For example, if three TreePaths are selected when the mode is changed to SINGLE_TREE_SELECTION, only one TreePath will remain selected. It is up to the particular implementation to decide what TreePath remains selected.

/** * Sets the selection model, which must be one of SINGLE_TREE_SELECTION, * CONTIGUOUS_TREE_SELECTION or DISCONTIGUOUS_TREE_SELECTION. * <p> * This may change the selection if the current selection is not valid * for the new mode. For example, if three TreePaths are * selected when the mode is changed to <code>SINGLE_TREE_SELECTION</code>, * only one TreePath will remain selected. It is up to the particular * implementation to decide what TreePath remains selected. */
void setSelectionMode(int mode);
Returns the current selection mode, one of SINGLE_TREE_SELECTION, CONTIGUOUS_TREE_SELECTION or DISCONTIGUOUS_TREE_SELECTION.
/** * Returns the current selection mode, one of * <code>SINGLE_TREE_SELECTION</code>, * <code>CONTIGUOUS_TREE_SELECTION</code> or * <code>DISCONTIGUOUS_TREE_SELECTION</code>. */
int getSelectionMode();
Sets the selection to path. If this represents a change, then the TreeSelectionListeners are notified. If path is null, this has the same effect as invoking clearSelection.
Params:
  • path – new path to select
/** * Sets the selection to path. If this represents a change, then * the TreeSelectionListeners are notified. If <code>path</code> is * null, this has the same effect as invoking <code>clearSelection</code>. * * @param path new path to select */
void setSelectionPath(TreePath path);
Sets the selection to path. If this represents a change, then the TreeSelectionListeners are notified. If paths is null, this has the same effect as invoking clearSelection.
Params:
  • paths – new selection
/** * Sets the selection to path. If this represents a change, then * the TreeSelectionListeners are notified. If <code>paths</code> is * null, this has the same effect as invoking <code>clearSelection</code>. * * @param paths new selection */
void setSelectionPaths(TreePath[] paths);
Adds path to the current selection. If path is not currently in the selection the TreeSelectionListeners are notified. This has no effect if path is null.
Params:
  • path – the new path to add to the current selection
/** * Adds path to the current selection. If path is not currently * in the selection the TreeSelectionListeners are notified. This has * no effect if <code>path</code> is null. * * @param path the new path to add to the current selection */
void addSelectionPath(TreePath path);
Adds paths to the current selection. If any of the paths in paths are not currently in the selection the TreeSelectionListeners are notified. This has no effect if paths is null.
Params:
  • paths – the new paths to add to the current selection
/** * Adds paths to the current selection. If any of the paths in * paths are not currently in the selection the TreeSelectionListeners * are notified. This has * no effect if <code>paths</code> is null. * * @param paths the new paths to add to the current selection */
void addSelectionPaths(TreePath[] paths);
Removes path from the selection. If path is in the selection The TreeSelectionListeners are notified. This has no effect if path is null.
Params:
  • path – the path to remove from the selection
/** * Removes path from the selection. If path is in the selection * The TreeSelectionListeners are notified. This has no effect if * <code>path</code> is null. * * @param path the path to remove from the selection */
void removeSelectionPath(TreePath path);
Removes paths from the selection. If any of the paths in paths are in the selection, the TreeSelectionListeners are notified. This method has no effect if paths is null.
Params:
  • paths – the path to remove from the selection
/** * Removes paths from the selection. If any of the paths in * <code>paths</code> * are in the selection, the TreeSelectionListeners are notified. * This method has no effect if <code>paths</code> is null. * * @param paths the path to remove from the selection */
void removeSelectionPaths(TreePath[] paths);
Returns the first path in the selection. How first is defined is up to implementors, and may not necessarily be the TreePath with the smallest integer value as determined from the RowMapper.
/** * Returns the first path in the selection. How first is defined is * up to implementors, and may not necessarily be the TreePath with * the smallest integer value as determined from the * <code>RowMapper</code>. */
TreePath getSelectionPath();
Returns the paths in the selection. This will return null (or an empty array) if nothing is currently selected.
/** * Returns the paths in the selection. This will return null (or an * empty array) if nothing is currently selected. */
TreePath[] getSelectionPaths();
Returns the number of paths that are selected.
/** * Returns the number of paths that are selected. */
int getSelectionCount();
Returns true if the path, path, is in the current selection.
/** * Returns true if the path, <code>path</code>, is in the current * selection. */
boolean isPathSelected(TreePath path);
Returns true if the selection is currently empty.
/** * Returns true if the selection is currently empty. */
boolean isSelectionEmpty();
Empties the current selection. If this represents a change in the current selection, the selection listeners are notified.
/** * Empties the current selection. If this represents a change in the * current selection, the selection listeners are notified. */
void clearSelection();
Sets the RowMapper instance. This instance is used to determine the row for a particular TreePath.
/** * Sets the RowMapper instance. This instance is used to determine * the row for a particular TreePath. */
void setRowMapper(RowMapper newMapper);
Returns the RowMapper instance that is able to map a TreePath to a row.
/** * Returns the RowMapper instance that is able to map a TreePath to a * row. */
RowMapper getRowMapper();
Returns all of the currently selected rows. This will return null (or an empty array) if there are no selected TreePaths or a RowMapper has not been set.
/** * Returns all of the currently selected rows. This will return * null (or an empty array) if there are no selected TreePaths or * a RowMapper has not been set. */
int[] getSelectionRows();
Returns the smallest value obtained from the RowMapper for the current set of selected TreePaths. If nothing is selected, or there is no RowMapper, this will return -1.
/** * Returns the smallest value obtained from the RowMapper for the * current set of selected TreePaths. If nothing is selected, * or there is no RowMapper, this will return -1. */
int getMinSelectionRow();
Returns the largest value obtained from the RowMapper for the current set of selected TreePaths. If nothing is selected, or there is no RowMapper, this will return -1.
/** * Returns the largest value obtained from the RowMapper for the * current set of selected TreePaths. If nothing is selected, * or there is no RowMapper, this will return -1. */
int getMaxSelectionRow();
Returns true if the row identified by row is selected.
/** * Returns true if the row identified by <code>row</code> is selected. */
boolean isRowSelected(int row);
Updates this object's mapping from TreePaths to rows. This should be invoked when the mapping from TreePaths to integers has changed (for example, a node has been expanded).

You do not normally have to call this; JTree and its associated listeners will invoke this for you. If you are implementing your own view class, then you will have to invoke this.

/** * Updates this object's mapping from TreePaths to rows. This should * be invoked when the mapping from TreePaths to integers has changed * (for example, a node has been expanded). * <p> * You do not normally have to call this; JTree and its associated * listeners will invoke this for you. If you are implementing your own * view class, then you will have to invoke this. */
void resetRowSelection();
Returns the lead selection index. That is the last index that was added.
/** * Returns the lead selection index. That is the last index that was * added. */
int getLeadSelectionRow();
Returns the last path that was added. This may differ from the leadSelectionPath property maintained by the JTree.
/** * Returns the last path that was added. This may differ from the * leadSelectionPath property maintained by the JTree. */
TreePath getLeadSelectionPath();
Adds a PropertyChangeListener to the listener list. The listener is registered for all properties.

A PropertyChangeEvent will get fired when the selection mode changes.

Params:
  • listener – the PropertyChangeListener to be added
/** * Adds a PropertyChangeListener to the listener list. * The listener is registered for all properties. * <p> * A PropertyChangeEvent will get fired when the selection mode * changes. * * @param listener the PropertyChangeListener to be added */
void addPropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener);
Removes a PropertyChangeListener from the listener list. This removes a PropertyChangeListener that was registered for all properties.
Params:
  • listener – the PropertyChangeListener to be removed
/** * Removes a PropertyChangeListener from the listener list. * This removes a PropertyChangeListener that was registered * for all properties. * * @param listener the PropertyChangeListener to be removed */
void removePropertyChangeListener(PropertyChangeListener listener);
Adds x to the list of listeners that are notified each time the set of selected TreePaths changes.
Params:
  • x – the new listener to be added
/** * Adds x to the list of listeners that are notified each time the * set of selected TreePaths changes. * * @param x the new listener to be added */
void addTreeSelectionListener(TreeSelectionListener x);
Removes x from the list of listeners that are notified each time the set of selected TreePaths changes.
Params:
  • x – the listener to remove
/** * Removes x from the list of listeners that are notified each time * the set of selected TreePaths changes. * * @param x the listener to remove */
void removeTreeSelectionListener(TreeSelectionListener x); }