IControlCreator.java

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package org.eclipse.jface.fieldassist;

import java.io.Serializable;

import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control;

/**
 * This interface is used to create a control with a specific parent and style
 * bits. It is used by {@link DecoratedField} to create the control to be
 * decorated. Clients are expected to implement this interface in order to
 * create a particular kind of control for decoration.
 * 
 * @since 1.0
 * @deprecated As of 3.3, clients should use ControlDecoration instead
 *             of {@link DecoratedField}.
 * 
 */
public interface IControlCreator extends Serializable {
	/**
	 * Create a control with the specified parent and style bits.
	 * 
	 * @param parent
	 *            the parent of the control
	 * @param style
	 *            the style of the control
	 * 
	 * @return the Control that was created.
	 */
	public Control createControl(Composite parent, int style);
}