EnhancedCustomPropertyEditor.java

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package org.openide.explorer.propertysheet.editors;


/**
* Enhances standard custom property editor with the possibility to return the customized value.
* I.e. the custom property editor does not need to fire property changes upon
* modifications; the property dialog manager
* instead sets the acquired value after the custom editor is closed.
*
* @author  Ian Formanek
* @deprecated Use PropertyEnv instead.
*/
public interface EnhancedCustomPropertyEditor {

    /** Get the customized property value.
    * @return the property value
    * @exception InvalidStateException when the custom property editor does not contain a valid property value
    *            (and thus it should not be set)
    */
    public Object getPropertyValue () throws IllegalStateException;
}