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package com.vaadin.v7.data.fieldgroup;
import java.io.Serializable;
import com.vaadin.data.Binder;
import com.vaadin.data.HasValue;
import com.vaadin.v7.ui.Field;
/**
* Factory interface for creating new Field-instances based on the data type
* that should be edited.
*
* @author Vaadin Ltd.
* @since 7.0
* @deprecated As of 8.0, no direct replacement available. {@link Binder#forMemberField(HasValue)} and
* {@link Binder#bindInstanceFields(Object)} should be used instead.
*/
@Deprecated
public interface FieldGroupFieldFactory extends Serializable {
/**
* Creates a field based on the data type that we want to edit
*
* @param dataType
* The type that we want to edit using the field
* @param fieldType
* The type of field we want to create. If set to {@link Field}
* then any type of field is accepted
* @return A field that can be assigned to the given fieldType and that is
* capable of editing the given type of data
*/
<T extends Field> T createField(Class<?> dataType, Class<T> fieldType);
}