org.openide.nodes
Interface Node.Handle

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultHandle

Enclosing class:

Node

public static interface Node.Handle
extends Serializable

Serializable node reference. The node should not be serialized directly but via this handle. One can obtain a handle by a call to Node.getHandle().

If that methods returns a non-null value, one can serialize it, and after deserialization use getNode() to obtain the original node.

Related documentation

• Serializing Nodes
• Serializing Multiple Nodes

Field Summary

static long

serialVersionUID Deprecated. Only public by accident.

Method Summary

Node	getNode() Reconstitute the node for this handle.

Field Detail

serialVersionUID

@Deprecated
static final long serialVersionUID

Deprecated. Only public by accident.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

getNode

Node getNode()
             throws IOException

Reconstitute the node for this handle.

Returns:

the node for this handle

Throws:

IOException - if the node cannot be created