/**
 * Copyright (C) 2015 Valkyrie RCP
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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 */
package org.valkyriercp.form.binding;

import org.valkyriercp.binding.form.FormModel;
import org.valkyriercp.factory.ControlFactory;

import javax.swing.*;

/**
 * A binding from a visual editing control to a form model's property.
 *
 * @author Oliver Hutchison
 */
public interface Binding extends ControlFactory {

    /**
     * Returns the form model that this binding is for.
     */
    FormModel getFormModel();

    /**
     * Returns the property that this binding is for.
     */
    String getProperty();

    /**
     * Returns the visual control that is bound to the form model's property.
     */
    JComponent getControl();
}