code: //==============================================================================
  //	
  //	Copyright (c) 2002-
  //	Authors:
  //	* Andrew Hinton <ug60axh@cs.bham.ac.uk> (University of Birmingham)
  //	
  //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  //	
  //	This file is part of PRISM.
  //	
  //	PRISM is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  //	it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  //	the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
  //	(at your option) any later version.
  //	
  //	PRISM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  //	but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  //	MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  //	GNU General Public License for more details.
  //	
  //	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  //	along with PRISM; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
  //	Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
  //	
  //==============================================================================
  
  package settings;
  
  import javax.swing.*;
  import java.awt.*;
  
  public interface SettingEditor
  {
      public static final String NOT_CHANGED_VALUE = "$%^&*NOTCHANGED*&^%$";
      
      public Component getTableCellEditorComponent(JTable table, Setting owner, Object value, boolean isSelected, int row, int column);
      
      public void stopEditing();
      
      //throw the exception if the value that has been entered into the editor is invalid
      public Object getEditorValue() throws SettingException;
      
  }
  