WidgetInstance (cockpitng 20.05.0-RC3 API)

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultWidgetInstance
```
public interface WidgetInstance
extends java.io.Serializable
```
Represents an instance of a widget in the view. There can be more than one widget instance for a single widget.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.Object`	`getCreator()`
`java.lang.String`	`getId()`
`java.lang.Object`	`getModel()`
`WidgetInstance`	`getParent()`
`java.lang.String`	`getPositionInfo()`	A string with position info.
`int`	`getSelectedChildIndex()`
`WidgetInstance`	`getTemplateRoot()`
`Widget`	`getWidget()`
`void`	`setSelectedChildIndex(int index)`

- Method Detail
  - getModel
```
java.lang.Object getModel()
```
    Returns:
    
    The widget model for this instance
  - getPositionInfo
```
java.lang.String getPositionInfo()
```
    A string with position info. Can be used e.g. by a container renderer to render a child widget at a defined place.
  - getId
```
java.lang.String getId()
```
    Returns:
    
    The id of this instance, usually the id of the Widget plus a suffix.
  - getSelectedChildIndex
```
int getSelectedChildIndex()
```
  - setSelectedChildIndex
```
void setSelectedChildIndex(int index)
```
  - getParent
```
WidgetInstance getParent()
```
    Returns:
    
    The parent instance.
  - getWidget
```
Widget getWidget()
```
    Returns:
    
    The corresponding Widget.
  - getCreator
```
java.lang.Object getCreator()
```
    Returns:
    
    The object which triggered the instance creation.
  - getTemplateRoot
```
WidgetInstance getTemplateRoot()
```
    Returns:
    
    The template ancestor instance, if existing or null otherwise.