net.sf.quarrel.dot
Interface DotRenderer

All Known Implementing Classes:

AttributeRenderer, ModelRenderer, RelationshipRenderer, StructuredElementRenderer, StubElementRenderer

public interface DotRenderer

Objects implementing this interface are responsible for taking a part of the model and turning it into a String that will represent the subject in DOT notation.

Created By: Brian Surratt Created On: Apr 8, 2006 8:55:12 PM

Method Summary

java.lang.String

getDotString(java.lang.Object subject) Returns a String representing the subject Object in DOT notation.

Method Detail

getDotString

public java.lang.String getDotString(java.lang.Object subject)

Returns a String representing the subject Object in DOT notation.

Parameters:

subject - the Object to be rendered

Returns:

a String representing the subject in DOT notation.

Throws:

java.lang.ClassCastException - if the wrong class of object is passed to the implementation.