mmuifw_plat/alf_widgetmodel_api/inc/alf/ialfmap.h
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     1 /*
       
     2 * Copyright (c) 2004 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies). 
       
     3 * All rights reserved.
       
     4 * This component and the accompanying materials are made available
       
     5 * under the terms of "Eclipse Public License v1.0"
       
     6 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available
       
     7 * at the URL "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html".
       
     8 *
       
     9 * Initial Contributors:
       
    10 * Nokia Corporation - initial contribution.
       
    11 *
       
    12 * Contributors:
       
    13 *
       
    14 * Description:  This interface defines a generic data type
       
    15 *
       
    16 */
       
    17 
       
    18 
       
    19 
       
    20 #ifndef I_ALFMAP_H
       
    21 #define I_ALFMAP_H
       
    22 
       
    23 
       
    24 //  INCLUDES
       
    25 #include <alf/ialfvarianttype.h>
       
    26 #include <osn/osntypes.h>
       
    27 
       
    28 namespace osncore
       
    29     {
       
    30 class UString;
       
    31     }
       
    32 
       
    33 using osncore::UString;
       
    34 
       
    35 namespace Alf
       
    36     {
       
    37 /**
       
    38  * An interface for Container data type.
       
    39  *
       
    40  * @lib hitchcockwidgetmodel.lib
       
    41  * @since S60 ?S60_version
       
    42  * @status Draft
       
    43  */
       
    44 class IAlfMap : public IAlfVariantType
       
    45     {
       
    46 public:
       
    47 
       
    48 
       
    49     /**
       
    50      * Gets the Number of items in  the container
       
    51      *
       
    52      * @return number of items in the container
       
    53      * @since S60 ?S60_version
       
    54      */
       
    55     virtual int count() const = 0;
       
    56 
       
    57     /**
       
    58      * Gets the Item at a given index in  the container
       
    59      * @param aIndex - index at which the element is required
       
    60      * @return item as a MlfVariantType
       
    61      * @since S60 ?S60_version
       
    62      */
       
    63     virtual IAlfVariantType* item(uint aIndex) = 0;
       
    64 
       
    65     /**
       
    66      * Gets the Name at a given index in  the container
       
    67      * @param aIndex - index at which the name of the element in the map  is required
       
    68      * @return item name as a TDesC8
       
    69      * @since S60 ?S60_version
       
    70      */
       
    71     virtual const UString& name(uint aIndex) const = 0;
       
    72 
       
    73     /**
       
    74      * Clones the  entire container
       
    75      *
       
    76      * @return the cloned container
       
    77      * @since S60 ?S60_version
       
    78      */
       
    79     virtual IAlfMap* clone() = 0;
       
    80 
       
    81     /**
       
    82      * Removes  an item from  given index in  the container
       
    83      * @param aIndex - index at which the element is to be removed
       
    84      * @return item as a MlfVariantType
       
    85      * @since S60 ?S60_version
       
    86      */
       
    87     virtual void removeItem(uint aIndex) = 0;
       
    88 
       
    89     /**
       
    90      * Clear the Container
       
    91      *
       
    92      * @return void
       
    93      * @since S60 ?S60_version
       
    94      */
       
    95     virtual void clear() = 0;
       
    96 
       
    97     /**
       
    98      * Replace  an item from  given index in  the container
       
    99      * @param aIndex - index at which the element is to be replaced
       
   100      * @param aNewData - new Data to be replaced
       
   101      * @return void
       
   102      * @since S60 ?S60_version
       
   103      */
       
   104     virtual void replaceItem(uint aIndex, IAlfVariantType* aNewData ) = 0;
       
   105 
       
   106     /**
       
   107      * Adds a variantData item into the container
       
   108      * @param aData - varaint Data Item to be added into the container
       
   109      * @param @Name - Name associated with this Variant Data Item.
       
   110      * @return void
       
   111      * @since S60 ?S60_version
       
   112      */
       
   113     virtual void addItem(IAlfVariantType* aData, const UString& aName)=0;
       
   114 
       
   115     /**
       
   116      * Adds a variantData item into the container
       
   117      * @param aIndex index where the data is added
       
   118      * @param aData - variant Data Item to be added into the container
       
   119      * @param @Name - Name associated with this Variant Data Item.
       
   120      * @return void
       
   121      * @since S60 ?S60_version
       
   122      */
       
   123     virtual void addItem(uint aIndex, IAlfVariantType* aData, const UString& aName)=0;
       
   124 
       
   125     /**
       
   126      * Gets the item by the given name.
       
   127      * @param aName The name associated with requested item.
       
   128      * @return The value corresponding to the name of the item.
       
   129      * @since S60 ?S60_version
       
   130      */
       
   131     virtual IAlfVariantType* item(const UString& aName) = 0;
       
   132 
       
   133     /**
       
   134      * Gets the index of the item by the given name.
       
   135      * @param aName The name associated with requested item.
       
   136      * @return The index corresponding to the name of the item, or -1 if not found.
       
   137      * @since S60 ?S60_version
       
   138      */
       
   139     virtual int itemIndex(const UString& aName) = 0;
       
   140 
       
   141     /**
       
   142      * Removes the Item associated with a name
       
   143      * @param aName - Name associated with this Variant Data Item that is required to be removed in the map
       
   144      * @return void
       
   145      * @since S60 ?S60_version
       
   146      */
       
   147     virtual void removeItem(const UString& aName) = 0;
       
   148 
       
   149     /**
       
   150      * Replaces the Item associated with a name in the container with a new variant data type
       
   151      * @param aName - Name associated with this Variant Data Item that is required to be replaced in the map
       
   152      * @aNewData     - New Data to be set
       
   153      * @return void
       
   154      * @since S60 ?S60_version
       
   155      */
       
   156     virtual void replaceItem(const UString& aName,IAlfVariantType* aNewData) = 0;
       
   157 
       
   158     /**
       
   159      * Destructor
       
   160      *
       
   161      * @since S60 ?S60_version
       
   162      */
       
   163     virtual ~IAlfMap(){}
       
   164     };
       
   165 
       
   166     } // namespace Alf
       
   167 
       
   168 #endif // I_ALFMAP_H
       
   169 
       
   170 // End of File