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/*
* Copyright (C) 2005 David Orme <djo@coconut-palm-software.com>
*
* All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
* are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
* which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
* http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
*
* Contributors:
* David Orme - Initial API and implementation
*/
package org.eclipse.jface.examples.databinding.compositetable;
/**
* Interface IInsertHandler. An interface for objects that can handle requests to insert a new
* object into a collection being edited by a CompositeTable.
*
* @author djo
*/
public interface IInsertHandler {
/**
* Method insert. Requests that the receiver insert object(s) making up a new row at
* the specified position. The receiver returns the actual position where the insert
* occured (that doesn't have to be the same as the requested position).
*
* @param positionHint The user's current position in the user interface relative to the
* beginning of the collection (0-based).
*
* @return the actual position of the new object.
*/
public int insert(int positionHint);
}