/*
 This file is part of the software framework JStatCom, 
 a library for building applications for data based analysis.

 Copyright (C) 2000-2005  Markus Kraetzig

 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
 */

package com.jstatcom.table;
import javax.swing.table.TableCellRenderer;

/**
 * Interface for components that display numbers and that can
 * be configured how the value should be printed.
 * 
 * @author Markus Kraetzig
 */
public interface NumberDisplayTable {
	/**
	 * Gets the renderer used for displaying numbers in the table.
	 *
	 * @return the renderer for the table cells
	 */
	public TableCellRenderer getCellRenderer();

	/**
	 * Gets the number of decimal digits for the number display.
	 *
	 * @return precision for number values
	 */
	public int getPrecision();

	/**
	 * Sets the renderer used for displaying numbers in the table.
	 *
	 * @param renderer the renderer for the table cells
	 */
	public void setCellRenderer(TableCellRenderer renderer);

	/**
	 * Sets the number of decimal digits for the number display.
	 *
	 * @param newPrec precision for number values
	 */
	public void setPrecision(int newPrec);
}