Section (vaadin-all 7.7.46 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

HierarchySection, InfoSection, LogSection, NetworkSection, ProfilerSection, TestBenchSection
```
public interface Section
```
A Section is displayed as a tab in the VDebugWindow.

Since:

7.1

Author:

Vaadin Ltd

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Widget`	`getContent()`	Returns a widget that is the main content of the section, displayed when the section is active in the `VDebugWindow`.
`com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Widget`	`getControls()`	Returns a widget that is placed on top of the Section content when the Section (tab) is active in the `VDebugWindow`.
`DebugButton`	`getTabButton()`	Returns a button that will be used to activate this section, displayed as a tab in `VDebugWindow`.
`void`	`hide()`	Called when the section is deactivated in `VDebugWindow`.
`void`	`meta(ApplicationConnection ac, ValueMap meta)`
`void`	`show()`	Called when the section is activated in `VDebugWindow`.
`void`	`uidl(ApplicationConnection ac, ValueMap uidl)`

- Method Detail
  - getTabButton
```
DebugButton getTabButton()
```
    Returns a button that will be used to activate this section, displayed as a tab in VDebugWindow.
    The same instance must be returned each time this method is called.
    
    The button should preferably only have an icon (no caption), and should have a longer description as title (tooltip).
    
    Returns:
    
    section id
  - getControls
```
com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Widget getControls()
```
    Returns a widget that is placed on top of the Section content when the Section (tab) is active in the VDebugWindow.
    
    Returns:
    
    section controls
  - getContent
```
com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Widget getContent()
```
    Returns a widget that is the main content of the section, displayed when the section is active in the VDebugWindow.
    
    Returns:
  - show
```
void show()
```
    Called when the section is activated in VDebugWindow. Provides an opportunity to e.g start timers, add listeners etc.
  - hide
```
void hide()
```
    Called when the section is deactivated in VDebugWindow. Provides an opportunity to e.g stop timers, remove listeners etc.
  - meta
```
void meta(ApplicationConnection ac,
          ValueMap meta)
```
  - uidl
```
void uidl(ApplicationConnection ac,
          ValueMap uidl)
```