package org.eclipse.dltk.ui.preferences;
import org.eclipse.jface.preference.IPreferenceStore;
/**
* Interface that acts as a bridge to allow preference pages and shared
* preference/property control blocks to use the {@link ControlBindingManager}.
*
* <p>
* When implementing this interface, the <code>key</code> parameter should be
* cast to one of two objects, depending upon the preference implementation used -
* interfacing with the {@link IPreferenceStore} directly, or using a
* {@link PreferenceKey}.
* </p>
*
* @see AbstractOptionsBlock
* @see ImprovedAbstractConfigurationBlock
*/
public interface IPreferenceDelegate<KEY> {
/**
* Returns the string value for the given preference key
*/
String getString(KEY key);
/**
* Returns the boolean value for the given preference key
*/
boolean getBoolean(KEY key);
/**
* Set a boolean preference value
*/
void setBoolean(KEY key, boolean value);
/**
* Set a string preference value
*/
void setString(KEY key, String value);
}