IDecorationContext.java

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package org.eclipse.jface.viewers;


/**
 * A decoration context provides additional information to
 * a label decorator.
 * <p>
 * This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients
 *
 * @see LabelDecorator
 *
 * @since 3.2
 */
public interface IDecorationContext {

	/**
	 * Get the value of the given property or <code>null</code>
	 * if the property does not exist in this context.
	 * @param property the property
	 * @return the value of the given property or <code>null</code>
	 */
	Object getProperty(String property);

	/**
	 * Return the properties that exist in this context
	 * (i.e. the set of properties that have values associated
	 * with them.
	 * @return the properties that exist in this context
	 */
	String[] getProperties();

}