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package org.openmicroscopy.shoola.agents.imviewer.browser;
//Java imports
//Third-party libraries
//Application-internal dependencies
import org.openmicroscopy.shoola.agents.imviewer.view.ImViewer;
import org.openmicroscopy.shoola.agents.imviewer.view.ViewerPreferences;
/**
* Factory to create {@link Browser} objects.
*
* @author Jean-Marie Burel
* <a href="mailto:j.burel@dundee.ac.uk">j.burel@dundee.ac.uk</a>
* @author Andrea Falconi
* <a href="mailto:a.falconi@dundee.ac.uk">a.falconi@dundee.ac.uk</a>
* @author Donald MacDonald
* <a href="mailto:donald@lifesci.dundee.ac.uk">donald@lifesci.dundee.ac.uk</a>
* @version 3.0
* <small>
* (<b>Internal version:</b> $Revision: $ $Date: $)
* </small>
* @since OME2.2
*/
public class BrowserFactory
{
/**
* Creates a new {@link Browser}.
*
* @param parent The component's parent. Mustn't be <code>null</code>.
* @param pref The preferences for the viewer.
* @return See above.
*/
public static Browser createBrowser(ImViewer parent,
ViewerPreferences pref)
{
if (parent == null) throw new IllegalArgumentException("No parent.");
BrowserModel model = new BrowserModel(parent, pref);
BrowserComponent browser = new BrowserComponent(model);
browser.initialize();
return browser;
}
}