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package org.apache.tapestry.contrib.table.model;

/**
 * An interface defining the management of the table's paging state.
 * 
 * @version $Id: ITablePagingState.java 243791 2004-02-19 17:38:13Z hlship $
 * @author mindbridge
 */
public interface ITablePagingState
{
	/**
	 * Method getPageSize provides the size of a page in a number of records.
	 * This value may be meaningless if the model uses a different method for pagination.
	 * @return int the current page size
	 */
	int getPageSize();

	/**
	 * Method setPageSize updates the size of a page in a number of records.
	 * This value may be meaningless if the model uses a different method for pagination.
	 * @param nPageSize the new page size
	 */
	void setPageSize(int nPageSize);

	/**
	 * Gets the currently selected page. The page number is counted from 0.
	 * @return int the current active page
	 */
	int getCurrentPage();

	/**
	 * Sets the newly selected page. The page number is counted from 0.
	 * @param nPage the new active page
	 */
	void setCurrentPage(int nPage);
}
