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package org.csstudio.sds.ui.internal.properties.view;
/**
* Interface used by
* {@link org.csstudio.sds.ui.internal.properties.view.PropertySheetEntry} to
* obtain an
* {@link org.csstudio.sds.ui.internal.properties.view.IPropertySource} for a
* given object.
* <p>
* This interface may be implemented by clients.
* </p>
*
* @author Sven Wende
*/
public interface IPropertySourceProvider {
/**
* Returns a property source for the given object.
*
* @param object
* the object
* @return the property source for the object passed in (maybe
* <code>null</code>)
*/
IPropertySource getPropertySource(Object object);
}