IElementBinder.java

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package au.gov.ga.earthsci.editable;

import org.eclipse.sapphire.ElementHandle;
import org.eclipse.sapphire.ElementProperty;
import org.eclipse.sapphire.ImpliedElementProperty;

import au.gov.ga.earthsci.editable.annotations.InstanceElementType;
import au.gov.ga.earthsci.editable.annotations.Factory;

/**
 * Custom binding for {@link ElementProperty}s and
 * {@link ImpliedElementProperty}s.
 * 
 * @author Michael de Hoog (michael.dehoog@ga.gov.au)
 */
public interface IElementBinder<E> extends IBinder<Object, E, ElementHandle<?>>
{
	/**
	 * @return Type that the property setter method accepts, used by the
	 *         {@link PropertyValueFactory} to instantiate a new instance of a
	 *         value for this property (if property doesn't have a
	 *         {@link Factory} or {@link InstanceElementType} annotation). Return
	 *         <code>null</code> if unknown.
	 */
	Class<?> getNewType();
}