za.org.coefficient.interfaces
Interface Pager

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

HibernatePager

public interface Pager
extends java.io.Serializable

Title: Project Engine

Description: An interface to a Pager mechanism. The pager maintains some underlying data source in a paged structure, allowing for page by page retrieval of data.

Copyright: Copyright (c) 2002

Company: CSIR

Version:

1.0

Author:

Thomas Fogwill

Method Summary

java.util.List	currentPage() Returns the data in the current page.
boolean	hasNextPage() Checks whether there is a "next" page of data
boolean	hasPreviousPage() Checks whether there is a "previous" page of data
void	next() Moves to the next page of data.
java.util.List	nextPage() Moves to the next page of data, and returns the data in that page.
void	previous() Moves to the previous page of data.
java.util.List	previousPage() Moves to the previous page of data, and returns the data in that page.

Method Detail

currentPage

java.util.List currentPage()

Returns the data in the current page.

hasNextPage

boolean hasNextPage()

Checks whether there is a "next" page of data

hasPreviousPage

boolean hasPreviousPage()

Checks whether there is a "previous" page of data

next

void next()

Moves to the next page of data.

nextPage

java.util.List nextPage()

Moves to the next page of data, and returns the data in that page.

previous

void previous()

Moves to the previous page of data.

previousPage

java.util.List previousPage()

Moves to the previous page of data, and returns the data in that page.