/**
 * Copyright 2010-2014 Jingjing Li.
 *
 * This file is part of jplot2d.
 *
 * jplot2d 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 3 of the
 * License, or any later version.
 *
 * jplot2d 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 General Lesser Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 * along with jplot2d. If not, see .
 */
package org.jplot2d.swing.proptable.property;

/**
 * A property to be displayed in PropertyTable.
 */
public interface Property {

	public String getName();

	public String getDisplayName();

	public String getShortDescription();

	public int getDisplayDigits();

	public Class getType();

	public T getValue();

	public void setValue(T value);

	public boolean isEditable();

	public Property[] getSubProperties();

	/**
	 * If the returned value is not null, The table will use a JComboBox to edit this property.
	 * 
	 * @return all available values
	 */
	public Object[] getAvailableValues();

}