source: trunk/autoquest-core-events/src/main/java/de/ugoe/cs/autoquest/eventcore/guimodel/GUIElementTree.java

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package de.ugoe.cs.autoquest.eventcore.guimodel;

import de.ugoe.cs.autoquest.eventcore.HierarchicalEventTargetTree;
import de.ugoe.cs.autoquest.eventcore.guimodel.GUIElementFactory;
import de.ugoe.cs.autoquest.eventcore.guimodel.GUIModel;

/**
 * <p>
 * This class provides the interfaces for GUI element trees.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * The GUIElementTree represents the hierarchical structure of the GUI elements "as it is"
 * currently during a session. It may change during the session due to creation and destruction
 * of GUI elements. The parameter T represents the id type of the GUI elements that are handled
 * internally.
 * </p>
 * 
 * @author Fabian Glaser
 * @author Steffen Herbold
 * @version 1.0
 */
public class GUIElementTree<T> extends HierarchicalEventTargetTree<T, IGUIElement, IGUIElementSpec>
{

    /**
     * <p>
     * Creates a new GUIElementTree.
     * </p>
     */
    public GUIElementTree() {
        this(new GUIModel());
    }
    
    /**
     * <p>
     * Creates a GUIElementTree with an already existing guiModel
     * @param guiModel
     * </p>
     */
    public GUIElementTree(GUIModel guiModel){
        super(guiModel, GUIElementFactory.getInstance());
    }

    /**
     * @return the guiModel
     */
    public GUIModel getGUIModel() {
        return (GUIModel) super.getHierarchicalEventTargetModel();
    }

}