package graph.filter;
import graph.*;
import java.awt.*;

/**
 * An interface for filter configuration properties.  A
 * concrete instance of FilterProp is added to a dialog
 * and allows the user to configure an instance of
 * some primitive data type which the filter uses in
 * its processing of the graph.<p>
 *
 * For example, a color wheel might be used to select
 * a color to highlight various nodes.
 *
 * @see Filter
 * @see FilterConfig
 * @see BooleanProp
 * @see ColorProp
 * @see FloatProp
 * @see IntProp
 * @see StringProp
 * @see VectorProp
 * @author Michael Shilman (michaels@eecs.berkeley.edu)
 * @version $Id$
 */
public abstract class FilterProp extends Panel {
	/**
	 * Commit all the changes that the user has made to
	 * the property.
	 */
	public abstract void update();
	
	/**
	 * Reset the entries to the default values.
	 */
	public abstract void reset();
}