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/**
* ===========================================
* LibLayout : a free Java layouting library
* ===========================================
*
* Project Info: http://reporting.pentaho.org/liblayout/
*
* (C) Copyright 2006-2007, by Pentaho Corporation and Contributors.
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
* of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
* either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* This library 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 Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this
* library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
* Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
*
* [Java is a trademark or registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.
* in the United States and other countries.]
*
* ------------
* $Id: ElementContext.java 2739 2007-04-02 11:41:22Z taqua $
* ------------
* (C) Copyright 2006-2007, by Pentaho Corporation.
*/
package org.jfree.layouting.layouter.context;
/**
* Creation-Date: 01.12.2005, 23:14:36
*
* @author Thomas Morgner
*/
public interface ElementContext
{
/**
* Checks, whether a counter is defined in this or one of the parent contexts.
* A counter gets defined by the 'counter-reset' property.
*
* @param counterName the counter name.
* @return true, if the counter is defined, false otherwise.
*/
public boolean isCounterDefined(String counterName);
/**
* Returns the value for the given counter. If no counter exists under that
* name, this method returns 0. This method always returns the current value
* and ignores all page-policy definitions. Enforcing the page policy is up
* to the page context.
*
* @param counterName
* @return the value for the given counter.
*/
public int getCounterValue(String counterName);
/**
* Reseting an counter creates a new Counter-Instance. Counters from parent
* elements are not affected and remain unchanged. All further operations
* issued by all sub-elements will now work with this counter.
*
* @param name
* @param value
*/
public void resetCounter(String name, int value);
/**
* Increments the counter with the given name. If no counter is known under
* that name, the root node will create one.
*
* @param name
* @param value
*/
public void incrementCounter(String name, int value);
/**
* Sets a named string.
*
* @param name
* @param value
* @param define
*/
public void setString(String name, String value, boolean define);
/**
* Retrieves the value for a given string. The value returned always
* represents the *actual* value, ignoring any possibly defined page-policies.
*
* @param name
* @return
*/
public String getString(String name);
}
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