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authorIlia Motornyi <elmot@vaadin.com>2015-12-03 14:59:05 +0000
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----
-title: Interfaces and Abstractions
-order: 2
-layout: page
----
-
-[[components.interfaces]]
-= Interfaces and Abstractions
-
-((("interfaces")))
-Vaadin user interface components are built on a skeleton of interfaces and
-abstract classes that define and implement the features common to all components
-and the basic logic how the component states are serialized between the server
-and the client.
-
-This section gives details on the basic component interfaces and abstractions.
-The layout and other component container abstractions are described in
-<<dummy/../../../framework/layout/layout-overview.asciidoc#layout.overview,"Managing
-Layout">>. The interfaces that define the Vaadin data model are described in
-<<dummy/../../../framework/datamodel/datamodel-overview.asciidoc#datamodel.overview,"Binding
-Components to Data">>.
-
-[[figure.components.interfaces]]
-.Component Interfaces and Abstractions
-image::img/component-abstractions-hi.png[]
-
-((("[classname]#Paintable#")))
-((("[classname]#VariableOwner#")))
-All components also implement the [classname]#Paintable# interface, which is
-used for serializing ("painting") the components to the client, and the reverse
-[classname]#VariableOwner# interface, which is needed for deserializing
-component state or user interaction from the client.
-
-((("[classname]#Serializable#")))
-In addition to the interfaces defined within the Vaadin framework, all
-components implement the [classname]#java.io.Serializable# interface to allow
-serialization. Serialization is needed in many clustering and cloud computing
-solutions.
-
-[[components.interfaces.component]]
-== [classname]#Component# Interface
-
-((("[interfacename]#Component# interface")))
-The [interfacename]#Component# interface is paired with the
-[classname]#AbstractComponent# class, which implements all the methods defined
-in the interface.
-
-=== Component Tree Management
-
-Components are laid out in the user interface hierarchically. The layout is
-managed by layout components, or more generally components that implement the
-[classname]#ComponentContainer# interface. Such a container is the parent of the
-contained components.
-
-The [methodname]#getParent()# method allows retrieving the parent component of a
-component. While there is a [methodname]#setParent()#, you rarely need it as you
-usually add components with the [methodname]#addComponent()# method of the
-[classname]#ComponentContainer# interface, which automatically sets the parent.
-
-A component does not know its parent when the component is still being created,
-so you can not refer to the parent in the constructor with
-[methodname]#getParent()#.
-
-Attaching a component to an UI triggers a call to its [methodname]#attach()#
-method. Correspondingly, removing a component from a container triggers calling
-the [methodname]#detach()# method. If the parent of an added component is
-already connected to the UI, the [methodname]#attach()# is called immediately
-from [methodname]#setParent()#.
-
-
-[source, java]
-----
-public class AttachExample extends CustomComponent {
- public AttachExample() {
- }
-
- @Override
- public void attach() {
- super.attach(); // Must call.
-
- // Now we know who ultimately owns us.
- ClassResource r = new ClassResource("smiley.jpg");
- Image image = new Image("Image:", r);
- setCompositionRoot(image);
- }
-}
-----
-
-The attachment logic is implemented in [classname]#AbstractComponent#, as
-described in <<components.interfaces.abstractcomponent>>.
-
-
-((("[classname]#Component# interface")))
-
-[[components.interfaces.abstractcomponent]]
-== [classname]#AbstractComponent#
-
-((("[classname]#AbstractComponent#", id="term.components.interfaces.abstractcomponent", range="startofrange")))
-
-
-[classname]#AbstractComponent# is the base class for all user interface
-components. It is the (only) implementation of the [classname]#Component#
-interface, implementing all the methods defined in the interface.
-
-[classname]#AbstractComponent# has a single abstract method,
-[methodname]#getTag()#, which returns the serialization identifier of a
-particular component class. It needs to be implemented when (and only when)
-creating entirely new components. [classname]#AbstractComponent# manages much of
-the serialization of component states between the client and the server.
-Creation of new components and serialization is described in
-<<dummy/../../../framework/gwt/gwt-overview.asciidoc#gwt.overview,"Integrating
-with the Server-Side">>.
-
-(((range="endofrange", startref="term.components.interfaces.abstractcomponent")))
-
-
-