Constraints.java

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package com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem;

import org.jetbrains.annotations.NonNls;

/**
 * Represents constraints for some action. Constraints are used to specify
 * action's position in the default group, see {@link DefaultActionGroup}.
 *
 * @see DefaultActionGroup
 */
public class Constraints implements Cloneable {

  public final static Constraints FIRST = new Constraints(Anchor.FIRST, null);
  public final static Constraints LAST = new Constraints(Anchor.LAST, null);
  /**
   * Anchor.
   */
  public Anchor myAnchor;

  /**
   * Id of the action to be positioned relative to. Used when anchor type
   * is either {@link Anchor#AFTER} or {@link Anchor#BEFORE}.
   *
   */
  public String myRelativeToActionId;

  /**
   * Creates a new constraints instance with the specified anchor type and
   * id of the relative action.
   *
   * @param anchor anchor
   * @param relativeToActionId Id of the relative action
   */
  public Constraints(Anchor anchor, @NonNls String relativeToActionId){
    myAnchor = anchor;
    myRelativeToActionId = relativeToActionId;
  }

  @Override
  public Object clone(){
    try{
      return super.clone();
    }
    catch(CloneNotSupportedException exc){
      throw new RuntimeException(exc.getMessage());
    }
  }
}