PetriNetDisplayer

All Known Implementing Classes:

PetriNetDisplay, PetriNetRecorder
```
public interface PetriNetDisplayer
```
Display the evolution of a Petri net after execution.
The PetriNetDirector searches its container for actors that implement this interface and then calls the openDisplay() and setText() methods.

A class that implements this method could display the the value of the setText() method's argument.

Since:

Ptolemy II 10.0

Version:

$Id$

Author:

Christopher Brooks, based on PetriNetDisplay by Zach Ezzell.

Pt.AcceptedRating:

Red (cxh)

Pt.ProposedRating:

Red (cxh)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`openDisplay()`	Ensure that the text is placed in the textArea.
`void`	`setText(java.lang.String text)`	Set the text for the display.

- Method Detail
  - openDisplay
```
void openDisplay()
          throws IllegalActionException
```
    Ensure that the text is placed in the textArea.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalActionException - If _openWindow() in the base class throws it.
  - setText
```
void setText(java.lang.String text)
      throws IllegalActionException
```
    Set the text for the display.
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - The text to be shown in the display.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalActionException - If there is a problem reading or writing a Ptolemy object.