001    /*
002     * Copyright 2002-2004 the original author or authors.
003     *
004     * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
005     * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
006     * the License at
007     *
008     * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
009     *
010     * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
011     * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
012     * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
013     * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
014     * the License.
015     */
016    package org.springframework.richclient.form.binding;
017    
018    import javax.swing.JComponent;
019    
020    import org.springframework.binding.form.FormModel;
021    import org.springframework.richclient.factory.ControlFactory;
022    
023    /**
024     * A binding from a visual editing control to a form model's property. 
025     * 
026     * @author Oliver Hutchison
027     */
028    public interface Binding extends ControlFactory {
029        
030        /**
031         * Returns the form model that this binding is for.
032         */
033        FormModel getFormModel();
034    
035        /**
036         * Returns the property that this binding is for.
037         */
038        String getProperty();
039    
040        /**
041         * Returns the visual control that is bound to the form model's property. 
042         */
043        JComponent getControl();
044    }