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Interface CH.ifa.draw.framework.Connector

public interface interface Connector
extends Serializable, Storable
Connectors know how to locate a connection point on a figure. A Connector knows its owning figure and can determine either the start or the endpoint of a given connection figure. A connector has a display box that describes the area of a figure it is responsible for. A connector can be visible but it doesn't have to be.
Design Patterns

o Strategy
Connector implements the strategy to determine the connections points.
o Factory Method
Connectors are created by the Figure's factory method connectorAt.

See Also:
connectorAt, ConnectionFigure

Method Index

o containsPoint(int, int)
Tests if a point is contained in the connector.
o displayBox()
Gets the display box of the connector.
o draw(Graphics)
Draws this connector.
o findEnd(ConnectionFigure)
Finds the end point for the connection.
o findStart(ConnectionFigure)
Finds the start point for the connection.
o owner()
Gets the connector's owner.

Methods

o findStart 
 public abstract Point findStart(ConnectionFigure connection)
Finds the start point for the connection.

o findEnd 
 public abstract Point findEnd(ConnectionFigure connection)
Finds the end point for the connection.

o owner 
 public abstract Figure owner()
Gets the connector's owner.

o displayBox 
 public abstract Rectangle displayBox()
Gets the display box of the connector.

o containsPoint 
 public abstract boolean containsPoint(int x,
                                       int y)
Tests if a point is contained in the connector.

o draw 
 public abstract void draw(Graphics g)
Draws this connector. Connectors don't have to be visible and it is OK leave this method empty. 

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