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package com.sun.max.ins.view;
import javax.swing.*;
import com.sun.max.ins.gui.*;
/**
* Methods for creating views of a particular kind.
*/
public interface InspectionViewFactory<Inspector_Kind extends InspectorView> {
/**
* Gets a menu that includes actions for creating new views.
* If there are existing activated views of the same kind, then
* these are listed and selecting one of them causes the view
* to be highlighted.
* If there are any activated views of the same kind, the menu includes an
* entry (at the end, after a separator) that deactivates all
* the views.
* <p>
* Returns null if no such menu is appropriate or supported. For example,
* there is typically only one way to activate a singleton view and so
* a menu of commands may not be useful.
*
* @return the menu that displays all activated views that can be highlighted
*/
JMenu viewMenu();
}