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package javax.swing;

import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Component;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Rectangle;
import java.util.Vector;
import javax.accessibility.Accessible;
import javax.accessibility.AccessibleContext;
import javax.swing.event.ListDataEvent;
import javax.swing.event.ListDataListener;
import javax.swing.event.ListSelectionEvent;
import javax.swing.event.ListSelectionListener;
import javax.swing.plaf.ListUI;


/**
 * <p>This class is a facade over three separate objects: {@link
 * javax.swing.ListModel}, {@link javax.swing.ListSelectionModel} and
 * {@link javax.swing.plaf.ListUI}. The facade represents a unified "list"
 * concept, with independently replacable (possibly client-provided) models
 * for its contents and its current selection. In addition, each element in
 * the list is rendered via a strategy class {@link
 * javax.swing.ListCellRenderer}.</p>
 *
 * <p>Lists have many properties, some of which are stored in this class
 * while others are delegated to the list's model or selection. The
 * following properties are available:</p>
 *
 * <table>
 * <tr><th>Property                       </th><th>Stored in</th><th>Bound?</th></tr>
 * <tr><td>accessibleContext              </td><td>list     </td><td>no    </td></tr>
 * <tr><td>anchorSelectionIndex           </td><td>selection</td><td>no    </td></tr>
 * <tr><td>cellRenderer                   </td><td>list     </td><td>yes   </td></tr>
 * <tr><td>dragEnabled                    </td><td>list     </td><td>no    </td></tr>
 * <tr><td>firstVisibleIndex              </td><td>list     </td><td>no    </td></tr>
 * <tr><td>fixedCellHeight                </td><td>list     </td><td>yes   </td></tr>
 * <tr><td>fixedCellWidth                 </td><td>list     </td><td>yes   </td></tr>
 * <tr><td>lastVisibleIndex               </td><td>list     </td><td>no    </td></tr>
 * <tr><td>layoutOrientation              </td><td>list     </td><td>yes   </td></tr>
 * <tr><td>leadSelectionIndex             </td><td>selection</td><td>no    </td></tr>
 * <tr><td>maxSelectionIndex              </td><td>selection</td><td>no    </td></tr>
 * <tr><td>minSelectionIndex              </td><td>selection</td><td>no    </td></tr>
 * <tr><td>model                          </td><td>list     </td><td>yes   </td></tr>
 * <tr><td>opaque                         </td><td>list     </td><td>no    </td></tr>
 * <tr><td>preferredScrollableViewportSize</td><td>list     </td><td>no    </td></tr>
 * <tr><td>prototypeCellValue             </td><td>list     </td><td>yes   </td></tr>
 * <tr><td>scrollableTracksViewportHeight </td><td>list     </td><td>no    </td></tr>
 * <tr><td>scrollableTracksViewportWidth  </td><td>list     </td><td>no    </td></tr>
 * <tr><td>selectedIndex                  </td><td>selection</td><td>no    </td></tr>
 * <tr><td>selectedIndices                </td><td>selection</td><td>no    </td></tr>
 * <tr><td>selectedValue                  </td><td>model    </td><td>no    </td></tr>
 * <tr><td>selectedValues                 </td><td>model    </td><td>no    </td></tr>
 * <tr><td>selectionBackground            </td><td>list     </td><td>yes   </td></tr>
 * <tr><td>selectionEmpty                 </td><td>selection</td><td>no    </td></tr>
 * <tr><td>selectionForeground            </td><td>list     </td><td>yes   </td></tr>
 * <tr><td>selectionMode                  </td><td>selection</td><td>no    </td></tr>
 * <tr><td>selectionModel                 </td><td>list     </td><td>yes   </td></tr>
 * <tr><td>UI                             </td><td>list     </td><td>yes   </td></tr>
 * <tr><td>UIClassID                      </td><td>list     </td><td>no    </td></tr>
 * <tr><td>valueIsAdjusting               </td><td>list     </td><td>no    </td></tr>
 * <tr><td>visibleRowCount                </td><td>list     </td><td>no    </td></tr>
 * </table> 
 *
 * @author Graydon Hoare (graydon&064;redhat.com)
 */

public class JList extends JComponent implements Accessible, Scrollable
{
  private static final long serialVersionUID = 4406629526391098046L;

  /** 
   * Constant value used in "layoutOrientation" property. This value means
   * that cells are laid out in multiple columns "newspaper style",
   * filling horizontally first, then vertically. 
   */
  public static int HORIZONTAL_WRAP = 1;

  /** 
   * Constant value used in "layoutOrientation" property. This value means
   * that cells are laid out in a single vertical column. This is the default. 
   */
  public static int VERTICAL = 2;

  /** 
   * Constant value used in "layoutOrientation" property. This value means
   * that cells are laid out in multiple columns "newspaper style", filling
   * vertically first, then horizontally. 
   */
  public static int VERTICAL_WRAP = 3;
  
  /** Fired in a PropertyChangeEvent when the "cellRenderer" property changes. */
  public static final String CELL_RENDERER_PROPERTY_CHANGED = "cellRenderer";

  /** Fired in a PropertyChangeEvent when the "fixedCellHeight" property changes. */
  public static final String FIXED_CELL_HEIGHT_PROPERTY_CHANGED = "fixedCellHeight";

  /** Fired in a PropertyChangeEvent when the "fixedCellWidth" property changes. */
  public static final String FIXED_CELL_WIDTH_PROPERTY_CHANGED = "fixedCellWidth";

  /** Fired in a PropertyChangeEvent when the "layoutOrientation" property changes. */
  public static final String LAYOUT_ORIENTATION_PROPERTY_CHANGED = "layoutOrientation";

  /** Fired in a PropertyChangeEvent when the "model" property changes. */
  public static final String MODEL_PROPERTY_CHANGED = "model";

  /** Fired in a PropertyChangeEvent when the "prototypeCellValue" property changes. */
  public static final String PROTOTYPE_CELL_VALUE_PROPERTY_CHANGED = "prototypeCellValue";

  /** Fired in a PropertyChangeEvent when the "selectionBackground" property changes. */
  public static final String SELECTION_BACKGROUND_PROPERTY_CHANGED = "selectionBackground";

  /** Fired in a PropertyChangeEvent when the "selectionForeground" property changes. */
  public static final String SELECTION_FOREGROUND_PROPERTY_CHANGED = "selectionForeground";

  /** Fired in a PropertyChangeEvent when the "selectionModel" property changes. */
  public static final String SELECTION_MODEL_PROPERTY_CHANGED = "selectionModel";


  /**
   * This property indicates whether "drag and drop" functions are enabled
   * on the list.
   */
  boolean dragEnabled;

  /** This property provides a strategy for rendering cells in the list. */
  ListCellRenderer cellRenderer;

  /**
   * This property indicates an fixed width to assign to all cells in the
   * list. If its value is <code>-1</code>, no width has been
   * assigned. This value can be set explicitly, or implicitly by setting
   * the {@link #prototypeCellValue} property.
   */
  int fixedCellWidth;
  
  /**
   * This property indicates an fixed height to assign to all cells in the
   * list. If its value is <code>-1</code>, no height has been
   * assigned. This value can be set explicitly, or implicitly by setting
   * the {@link #prototypeCellValue} property.
   */
  int fixedCellHeight;

  /** 
   * This property holds the current layout orientation of the list, which
   * is one of the integer constants {@link #VERTICAL}, {@link
   * #VERTICAL_WRAP}, or {@link #HORIZONTAL_WRAP}. 
   */

  int layoutOrientation;
  
  /** This property holds the data elements displayed by the list. */
  ListModel model;

  /**
   * <p>This property holds a reference to a "prototype" data value --
   * typically a String -- which is used to calculate the {@link
   * #fixedCellWidth} and {@link #fixedCellHeight} properties, using the
   * {@link #cellRenderer} property to acquire a component to render the
   * prototype.</p>
   *
   * <p>It is important that you <em>not</em> set this value to a
   * component. It has to be a <em>data value</em> such as the objects you
   * would find in the list's model. Setting it to a component will have
   * undefined (and undesirable) affects. </p>
   */
  Object prototypeCellValue;

  /** 
   * This property specifies a foreground color for the selected cells in
   * the list. When {@link ListCellRenderer.getListCellRendererComponent}
   * is called with a selected cell object, the component returned will
   * have its "foreground" set to this color.
   */
  Color selectionBackground;

  /** 
   * This property specifies a background color for the selected cells in
   * the list. When {@link ListCellRenderer.getListCellRendererComponent}
   * is called with a selected cell object, the component returned will
   * have its "background" property set to this color.
   */
  Color selectionForeground;

  /** 
   * This property holds a description of which data elements in the {@link
   * #model} property should be considered "selected", when displaying and
   * interacting with the list.
   */
  ListSelectionModel selectionModel;


  /**
   * This property indicates that the list's selection is currently
   * "adjusting" -- perhaps due to a user actively dragging the mouse over
   * multiple list elements -- and is therefore likely to change again in
   * the near future. A {@link ListSelectionListener} might choose to delay
   * updating its view of the list's selection until this property is
   * false, meaning that the adjustment has completed.
   */
  boolean valueIsAdjusting;

  /** 
   * This property indicates a <em>preference</em> for the number of rows
   * displayed in the list, and will scale the
   * {@link #preferredScrollableViewportSize} property accordingly. The actual
   * number of displayed rows, when the list is placed in a real {@link
   * Viewport} or other component, may be greater or less than this number.
   */
  int visibleRowCount;



  /**
   * Fire a {@link ListSelectionEvent} to all the registered ListSelectionListeners.
   */
  void fireSelectionValueChanged(int firstIndex, int lastIndex, boolean isAdjusting) 
  {
    ListSelectionEvent evt = new ListSelectionEvent(this, firstIndex, lastIndex, isAdjusting);
    ListSelectionListener listeners[] = getListSelectionListeners();
    for (int i = 0; i < listeners.length; ++i)
      {
        listeners[i].valueChanged(evt);
      }
  }


  /**
   * This private listener propagates {@link ListSelectionEvent} events
   * from the list's "selectionModel" property to the list's {@link
   * ListSelectionListener} listeners. It also listens to {@link
   * ListDataEvent} events from the list's {@link #model} property. If this
   * class receives either type of event, it triggers repainting of the
   * list.
   */
  private class ListListener 
    implements ListSelectionListener, ListDataListener
  {
    // ListDataListener events
    public void contentsChanged(ListDataEvent event)
    {
      JList.this.revalidate();
      JList.this.repaint();
    }
    public void intervalAdded(ListDataEvent event)
    {
      JList.this.revalidate();
      JList.this.repaint();
    }
    public void intervalRemoved(ListDataEvent event)
    {
      JList.this.revalidate();
      JList.this.repaint();
    }
    // ListSelectionListener events
    public void valueChanged(ListSelectionEvent event)
    {
      JList.this.fireSelectionValueChanged(event.getFirstIndex(),
                                           event.getLastIndex(),
                                           event.getValueIsAdjusting());
      JList.this.repaint();
    }
  };

  /** 
   * Shared ListListener instance, subscribed to both the current {@link
   * #model} and {@link #selectionModel} properties of the list.
   */
  ListListener listListener;


  /**
   * Creates a new JList object.
   */
  public JList()
  {
    init();
  }

  /**
   * Creates a new JList object.
   *
   * @param listData Initial data to populate the list with
   */
  public JList(Object[] listData)
  {
    init();
    setListData(listData);
  }

  /**
   * Creates a new JList object.
   *
   * @param listData Initial data to populate the list with
   */
  public JList(Vector listData)
  {
    init();
    setListData(listData);
  }

  /**
   * Creates a new JList object.
   *
   * @param listData Initial data to populate the list with
   */
  public JList(ListModel listData)
  {
    init();
    setModel(listData);
  }

  void init()
  {
    dragEnabled = false;
    fixedCellHeight = -1;
    fixedCellWidth = -1;
    layoutOrientation = VERTICAL;
    opaque = true;
    valueIsAdjusting = false;
    visibleRowCount = 8;

    cellRenderer = new DefaultListCellRenderer();
    listListener = new ListListener();

    setModel(new DefaultListModel());
    setSelectionModel(new DefaultListSelectionModel());

    updateUI();
  }

  /**
   * Gets the value of the {@link #fixedCellHeight} property. This property
   * may be <code>-1</code> to indicate that no cell height has been
   * set. This property is also set implicitly when the
   * {@link #prototypeCellValue} property is set.
   *
   * @return The current value of the property 
   * 
   * @see #fixedCellHeight
   * @see #setFixedCellHeight
   * @see #setPrototypeCellValue
   */
  public int getFixedCellHeight()
  {
    return fixedCellHeight;
  }

  /**
   * Sets the value of the {@link #fixedCellHeight} property. This property
   * may be <code>-1</code> to indicate that no cell height has been
   * set. This property is also set implicitly when the {@link
   * #prototypeCellValue} property is set, but setting it explicitly
   * overrides the height computed from {@link #prototypeCellValue}.
   *
   * @see #getFixedCellHeight
   * @see #getPrototypeCellValue
   */
  public void setFixedCellHeight(int h)
  {
    int old = fixedCellHeight;
    fixedCellHeight = h;
    firePropertyChange(FIXED_CELL_WIDTH_PROPERTY_CHANGED, old, h);
  }


  /**
   * Gets the value of the {@link #fixedCellWidth} property. This property
   * may be <code>-1</code> to indicate that no cell width has been
   * set. This property is also set implicitly when the {@link
   * #prototypeCellValue} property is set.
   *
   * @return The current value of the property 
   * 
   * @see #setFixedCellWidth
   * @see #setPrototypeCellValue
   */
  public int getFixedCellWidth()
  {
    return fixedCellWidth;
  }

  /**
   * Sets the value of the {@link #fixedCellWidth} property. This property
   * may be <code>-1</code> to indicate that no cell width has been
   * set. This property is also set implicitly when the {@link
   * #prototypeCellValue} property is set, but setting it explicitly
   * overrides the width computed from {@link #prototypeCellValue}.
   *
   * @see #getFixedCellWidth
   * @see #getPrototypeCellValue
   */
  public void setFixedCellWidth(int h)
  {
    int old = fixedCellHeight;
    fixedCellHeight = h;
    firePropertyChange(FIXED_CELL_HEIGHT_PROPERTY_CHANGED, old, h);
  }


  /** 
   * Gets the value of the {@link #visibleRowCount} property. 
   *
   * @return the current value of the property.
   */

  public int getVisibleRowCount()
  {
    return visibleRowCount;
  }

  /**
   * Sets the value of the {@link #visibleRowCount} property. 
   *
   * @param visibleRowCount The new property value
   */
  public void setVisibleRowCount(int vc)
  {
    visibleRowCount = vc;
    revalidate();
    repaint();
  }

  /**
   * Adds a {@link ListSelectionListener} to the listener list for this
   * list. The listener will be called back with a {@link
   * ListSelectionEvent} any time the list's {@link #selectionModel}
   * property changes. The source of such events will be the JList,
   * not the selection model.
   *
   * @param listener The new listener to add
   */
  public void addListSelectionListener(ListSelectionListener listener)
  {
    listenerList.add (ListSelectionListener.class, listener);
  }

  /**
   * Removes a {@link ListSelectionListener} from the listener list for
   * this list. The listener will no longer be called when the list's
   * {@link #selectionModel} changes.
   *
   * @param listener The listener to remove
   */
  public void removeListSelectionListener(ListSelectionListener listener)
  {
    listenerList.remove(ListSelectionListener.class, listener);
  }

  /**
   * Returns an array of all ListSelectionListeners subscribed to this
   * list. 
   *
   * @return The current subscribed listeners
   *
   * @since 1.4
   */
  public ListSelectionListener[] getListSelectionListeners()
  {
    return (ListSelectionListener[]) getListeners(ListSelectionListener.class);
  }

  /**
   * Sets the list's "selectionMode" property, which simply mirrors the
   * same property on the list's {@link #selectionModel} property. This
   * property should be one of the integer constants
   * <code>SINGLE_SELECTION</code>, <code>SINGLE_INTERVAL_SELECTION</code>,
   * or <code>MULTIPLE_INTERVAL_SELECTION</code> from the {@link
   * ListSelectionModel} interface.
   *
   * @param a The new selection mode
   */
  public void setSelectionMode(int a)
  {
    selectionModel.setSelectionMode(a);
  }

  /**
   * Adds the interval <code>[a,a]</code> to the set of selections managed
   * by this list's {@link #selectionModel} property. Depending on the
   * selection mode, this may cause existing selections to become invalid,
   * or may simply expand the set of selections. 
   *
   * @param a A number in the half-open range <code>[0, x)</code> where
   * <code>x = getModel.getSize()</code>, indicating the index of an
   * element in the list to select.
   *
   * @see #setSelectionMode
   * @see #selectionModel
   */
  public void setSelectedIndex(int a)
  {
    selectionModel.setSelectionInterval(a, a);
  }

  /**
   * Returns the minimum index of an element in the list which is currently
   * selected.
   *
   * @return A number in the half-open range <code>[0, x)</code> where
   * <code>x = getModel.getSize()</code>, indicating the minimum index of
   * an element in the list for which the element is selected, or
   * <code>-1</code> if no elements are selected
   */
  public int getSelectedIndex()
  {
    return selectionModel.getMinSelectionIndex();
  }

  /**
   * Indicates whether the list element at a given index value is
   * currently selected.
   *
   * @param a The index to check 
   * @return <code>true</code> if <code>a</code> is the index of a selected
   * list element
   */
  public boolean isSelectedIndex(int a)
  {
    return selectionModel.isSelectedIndex(a);
  }

  /**
   * Returns the first value in the list's {@link #model} property which is
   * selected, according to the list's {@link #selectionModel} property.
   * This is equivalent to calling
   * <code>getModel()getElementAt(getSelectedIndex())</code>, with a check
   * for the special index value of <code>-1</code> which returns null
   * <code>null</code>.
   *
   * @return The first selected element, or <code>null</code> if no element
   * is selected.
   */
  public Object getSelectedValue()
  {
    int index = getSelectedIndex();
    if (index == -1)
      return null;
    return getModel().getElementAt(index);
  }

  /**
   * Gets the value of the {@link #selectionBackground} property.
   *
   * @return The current value of the property
   */
  public Color getSelectionBackground()
  {
    return selectionBackground;
  }

  /**
   * Sets the value of the {@link #selectionBackground} property.
   *
   * @param c The new value of the property
   */
  public void setSelectionBackground(Color c)
  {
    Color old = selectionBackground;
    selectionBackground = c;
    firePropertyChange(SELECTION_BACKGROUND_PROPERTY_CHANGED, old, c);
    repaint();
  }

  /**
   * Gets the value of the {@link #selectionForeground} property.
   *
   * @return The current value of the property
   */
  public Color getSelectionForeground()
  {
    return selectionForeground;
  }
  
  /**
   * Sets the value of the {@link #selectionForeground} property.
   *
   * @param c The new value of the property
   */
  public void setSelectionForeground(Color c)
  {
    Color old = selectionForeground;
    selectionForeground = c;
    firePropertyChange(SELECTION_FOREGROUND_PROPERTY_CHANGED, old, c);
  }

  /**
   * Sets the {@link #model} property of the list to a new anonymous
   * {@link AbstractListModel} subclass which accesses the provided Object
   * array directly.
   *
   * @param listData The object array to build a new list model on
   * @see #setModel
   */
  public void setListData(final Object[] listData)
  {
    setModel(new AbstractListModel()
        {
          public int getSize()
          {
            return listData.length;
          }

          public Object getElementAt(int i)
          {
            return listData[i];
          }
        });
  }

  /**
   * Sets the {@link #model} property of the list to a new anonymous {@link
   * AbstractListModel} subclass which accesses the provided vector
   * directly.
   *
   * @param listData The object array to build a new list model on
   * @see #setModel
   */
  public void setListData(final Vector listData)
  {
    setModel(new AbstractListModel()
        {
          public int getSize()
          {
            return listData.size();
          }

          public Object getElementAt(int i)
          {
            return listData.elementAt(i);
          }
        });
  }

  /**
   * Gets the value of the {@link #cellRenderer} property. 
   *
   * @return The current value of the property
   */
  public ListCellRenderer getCellRenderer()
  {
    return cellRenderer;
  }

  /**
   * Sets the value of the {@link #celLRenderer} property.
   *
   * @param cellRenderer The new property value
   */
  public void setCellRenderer(ListCellRenderer cr)
  {
    ListCellRenderer old = cellRenderer;
    cellRenderer = cr;
    firePropertyChange(CELL_RENDERER_PROPERTY_CHANGED, old, cr);
    revalidate();
    repaint();
  }

  /**
   * Gets the value of the {@link #model} property. 
   *
   * @return The current value of the property
   */
  public ListModel getModel()
  {
    return model;
  }

  /**
   * Sets the value of the {@link #model} property. The list's {@link
   * #listListener} is unsubscribed from the existing model, if it exists,
   * and re-subscribed to the new model.
   *
   * @param model The new property value
   */
  public void setModel(ListModel m)
  {
    ListModel old = model;
    if (old != null)
      old.removeListDataListener(listListener);
    model = m;
    if (model != null)
      model.addListDataListener(listListener);
    firePropertyChange(MODEL_PROPERTY_CHANGED, old, m);
  }


  public ListSelectionModel getSelectionModel()
  {
    return selectionModel;
  }

  /**
   * Sets the value of the {@link #selectionModel} property. The list's
   * {@link #listListener} is unsubscribed from the existing selection
   * model, if it exists, and re-subscribed to the new selection model.
   *
   * @param l The new property value
   */
  public void setSelectionModel(ListSelectionModel l)
  {
    ListSelectionModel old = selectionModel;
    if (old != null)
      old.removeListSelectionListener(listListener);
    selectionModel = l;
    if (selectionModel != null)
      selectionModel.addListSelectionListener(listListener);
    firePropertyChange(SELECTION_MODEL_PROPERTY_CHANGED, old, l);
  }

  /**
   * Gets the value of the UI property.
   *
   * @return The current property value
   */
  public ListUI getUI()
  {
    return (ListUI) ui;
  }

  /**
   * Sets the value of the UI property.
   *
   * @param ui The new property value
   */
  public void setUI(ListUI ui)
  {
    super.setUI(ui);
  }

  /**
   * Calls {@link #setUI} with the {@link ListUI} subclass
   * returned from calling {@link UIManager#getUI}.
   */
  public void updateUI()
  {
    setUI((ListUI) UIManager.getUI(this));
  }

  /**
   * Return the class identifier for the list's UI property.  This should
   * be the constant string <code>"ListUI"</code>, and map to an
   * appropriate UI class in the {@link UIManager}.
   *
   * @return The class identifier
   */
  public String getUIClassID()
  {
    return "ListUI";
  }


  /**
   * Returns the current value of the {@link #prototypeCellValue}
   * property. This property holds a reference to a "prototype" data value
   * -- typically a String -- which is used to calculate the {@link
   * #fixedCellWidth} and {@link #fixedCellHeight} properties, using the
   * {@link #cellRenderer} property to acquire a component to render the
   * prototype.
   *
   * @return The current prototype cell value
   * @see #setPrototypeCellValue
   */
  public Object getPrototypeCellValue()
  {
    return prototypeCellValue;
  }

  /**
   * <p>Set the {@link #prototypeCellValue} property. This property holds a
   * reference to a "prototype" data value -- typically a String -- which
   * is used to calculate the {@link #fixedCellWidth} and {@link
   * #fixedCellHeight} properties, using the {@link #cellRenderer} property
   * to acquire a component to render the prototype.</p>
   *
   * <p>It is important that you <em>not</em> set this value to a
   * component. It has to be a <em>data value</em> such as the objects you
   * would find in the list's model. Setting it to a component will have
   * undefined (and undesirable) affects. </p>
   *
   * @param obj The new prototype cell value
   * @see #getPrototypeCellValue
   */
  public void setPrototypeCellValue(Object obj)
  {
    Object old = prototypeCellValue;
    Component comp = getCellRenderer()
      .getListCellRendererComponent(this, obj, 0, false, false); 
    Dimension d = comp.getPreferredSize();
    fixedCellWidth = d.width;
    fixedCellHeight = d.height;
    prototypeCellValue = obj;
    firePropertyChange(PROTOTYPE_CELL_VALUE_PROPERTY_CHANGED, old, obj);
  }

  public AccessibleContext getAccessibleContext()
  {
    return null;
  }

  /**
   * Returns a size indicating how much space this list would like to
   * consume, when contained in a scrollable viewport. This is part of the
   * {@link Scrollable} interface, which interacts with {@link
   * ScrollPaneLayout} and {@link Viewport} to define scrollable objects.
   *
   * @return The preferred size, or <code>null</code>
   */
  public Dimension getPreferredScrollableViewportSize()
  {
    return null;
  }

  /**
   * <p>Return the number of pixels the list must scroll in order to move a
   * "unit" of the list into the provided visible rectangle. When the
   * provided direction is positive, the call describes a "downwards"
   * scroll, which will be exposing a cell at a <em>greater</em> index in
   * the list than those elements currently showing. Then the provided
   * direction is negative, the call describes an "upwards" scroll, which
   * will be exposing a cell at a <em>lesser</em> index in the list than
   * those elements currently showing.</p>
   *
   * <p>If the provided orientation is <code>HORIZONTAL</code>, the above
   * comments refer to "rightwards" for positive direction, and "leftwards"
   * for negative.</p>
   * 
   *
   * @param visibleRect The rectangle to scroll an element into
   * @param orientation One of the numeric consants <code>VERTICAL</code>
   * or <code>HORIZONTAL</code>
   * @param direction An integer indicating the scroll direction: positive means
   * forwards (down, right), negative means backwards (up, left)
   *
   * @return The scrollable unit increment, in pixels
   */
  public int getScrollableUnitIncrement(Rectangle visibleRect,
                                        int orientation, int direction)
  {
    return 1;
  }

  /**
   * <p>Return the number of pixels the list must scroll in order to move a
   * "block" of the list into the provided visible rectangle. When the
   * provided direction is positive, the call describes a "downwards"
   * scroll, which will be exposing a cell at a <em>greater</em> index in
   * the list than those elements currently showing. Then the provided
   * direction is negative, the call describes an "upwards" scroll, which
   * will be exposing a cell at a <em>lesser</em> index in the list than
   * those elements currently showing.</p>
   *
   * <p>If the provided orientation is <code>HORIZONTAL</code>, the above
   * comments refer to "rightwards" for positive direction, and "leftwards"
   * for negative.</p>
   * 
   *
   * @param visibleRect The rectangle to scroll an element into
   * @param orientation One of the numeric consants <code>VERTICAL</code>
   * or <code>HORIZONTAL</code>
   * @param direction An integer indicating the scroll direction: positive means
   * forwards (down, right), negative means backwards (up, left)
   *
   * @return The scrollable unit increment, in pixels
   */
  public int getScrollableBlockIncrement(Rectangle visibleRect,
                                         int orientation, int direction)
  {
    return 1;
  }

  /**
   * Gets the value of the {@link #scrollableTracksViewportWidth} property.
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if the viewport is larger (horizontally)
   * than the list and the list should be expanded to fit the viewport;
   * <code>false</code> if the viewport is smaller than the list and the
   * list should scroll (horizontally) within the viewport
   */
  public boolean getScrollableTracksViewportWidth()
  {
    return false;
  }

  /**
   * Gets the value of the {@link #scrollableTracksViewportWidth} property.
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if the viewport is larger (vertically)
   * than the list and the list should be expanded to fit the viewport;
   * <code>false</code> if the viewport is smaller than the list and the
   * list should scroll (vertically) within the viewport
   */
  public boolean getScrollableTracksViewportHeight()
  {
    return false;
  }
}