Merge branch 'develop' into features/JAL-2094_colourInterface

[jalview.git] / src / jalview / fts / api / FTSDataColumnI.java

diff --git a/src/jalview/fts/api/FTSDataColumnI.java b/src/jalview/fts/api/FTSDataColumnI.java
index 7741d73..80990b4 100644 (file)
--- a/src/jalview/fts/api/FTSDataColumnI.java
+++ b/src/jalview/fts/api/FTSDataColumnI.java
@@ -93,18 +93,18 @@ public interface FTSDataColumnI
   public boolean isVisibleByDefault();
 
   /**
-   * Returns the data column's data type class
+   * Returns the data column's FTS data column group
    * 
-   * @return the Class for the data column's data type
+   * @return the FTSDataColumnGroupI for the column
    */
-  public Class getDataColumnClass();
+  public FTSDataColumnGroupI getGroup();
 
   /**
-   * Returns the data colum's FTS data column group
+   * Returns the data columns data type POJO
    * 
-   * @return the FTSDataColumnGroupI for the column
+   * @return the DataTypeI for the column
    */
-  public FTSDataColumnGroupI getGroup();
+  public DataTypeI getDataType();
 
   /**
    * This interface provides a model for the dynamic data column group
@@ -133,4 +133,29 @@ public interface FTSDataColumnI
      */
     public int getSortOrder();
   }
+
+  public interface DataTypeI
+  {
+    /**
+     * Returns the data column's data type class
+     * 
+     * @return the Class for the data column's data type
+     */
+    public Class getDataTypeClass();
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if the numeric data column's data will be formated
+     * 
+     * @return true means the numeric data column shall be formatted
+     */
+    public boolean isFormtted();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the number of significant figure to be used for the numeric value
+     * formatting
+     * 
+     * @return the number of significant figures
+     */
+    public int getSignificantFigures();
+  }
 }