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package org.openide.cookies;
import org.openide.nodes.Node;
/** Cookie for node groups which can somehow be filtered.
* This would be applied to a subclass of {@link org.openide.nodes.Children Children}.
* @deprecated Use Looks instead.
* @author Jaroslav Tulach, Jan Jancura, Dafe Simonek
*/
public interface FilterCookie extends Node.Cookie {
/** Get the declared filter (super-)class.
* @return the class, or may be <code>null</code> if no filter is currently in use
*/
public Class getFilterClass ();
/** Get the current filter.
* @return the filter, or <code>null</code> if none is currently in use
*/
public Object getFilter ();
/** Set the current filter.
* @param filter the filter, or <code>null</code> if none should be used
*/
public void setFilter (Object filter);
}