package com.onaro.util.jfc.tables.filter;

import javax.swing.*;

/**
 * Used by {@link com.onaro.util.jfc.tables.FilterTable} to find the correct mapping between a column in the
 * {@link javax.swing.table.TableModel} and a column in the {@link JTable}. This mapping is needed to workaround
 * column reordering and columns that aren't part of the model (such as in grouping table).
 */
public interface ColumnIndexConvertor {

    /**
     * Convernts a column index in {@link JTable} to a column index in {@link javax.swing.table.TableModel}.
     * @param table the JTable for which the conversion is needed
     * @param columnIndex the index in the JTable to be converted
     * @return an index in the table's model
     */
    public int convertColumnIndexToModel(JTable table, int columnIndex);

}