Source for java.awt.datatransfer.FlavorMap

   1: /* FlavorMap.java -- Maps between flavor names and MIME types.
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  37: 
  38: 
  39: package java.awt.datatransfer;
  40: 
  41: import java.util.Map;
  42: 
  43: /**
  44:  * This interface maps between native platform type names and DataFlavors.
  45:  *
  46:  * @author Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com)
  47:  */
  48: public interface FlavorMap
  49: {
  50:   /**
  51:    * Maps the specified <code>DataFlavor</code> objects to the native
  52:    * data type name.  The returned <code>Map</code> has keys that are
  53:    * the data flavors and values that are strings.  The returned map
  54:    * may be modified.  This can be useful for implementing nested mappings.
  55:    *
  56:    * @param flavors An array of data flavors to map
  57:    *                or null for all data flavors.
  58:    *
  59:    * @return A <code>Map</code> of native data types.
  60:    */
  61:   Map<DataFlavor, String> getNativesForFlavors (DataFlavor[] flavors);
  62: 
  63:   /**
  64:    * Maps the specified native type names to <code>DataFlavor</code>'s.
  65:    * The returned <code>Map</code> has keys that are strings and values
  66:    * that are <code>DataFlavor</code>'s.  The returned map may be
  67:    * modified.  This can be useful for implementing nested mappings.
  68:    *
  69:    * @param natives An array of native types to map
  70:    *                or null for all native types.
  71:    *
  72:    * @return A <code>Map</code> of data flavors.
  73:    */
  74:   Map<String, DataFlavor> getFlavorsForNatives (String[] natives);
  75: }