ITextHoverExtension.java

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package org.eclipse.jface.text;

/**
 * Extension interface for {@link org.eclipse.jface.text.ITextHover}.
 * <p>
 * It provides a way for hovers to specify the information control creator they
 * want to have used in order to create the hover control.</p>
 *
 * @see org.eclipse.jface.text.IInformationControlCreator
 * @see org.eclipse.jface.text.ITextHover
 * @since 3.0
 */
public interface ITextHoverExtension {

	/**
	 * Returns the hover control creator of this text hover or <code>null</code>
	 *
	 * @return the hover control creator or <code>null</code>
	 */
	IInformationControlCreator getHoverControlCreator();
}