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package org.jdesktop.swingx.util.font;

import javax.swing.UIDefaults;



/**
 * Looks up and returns a FontSet.
 * 
 * @author  Karsten Lentzsch
 * @version $Revision$
 * 
 * @see FontSet
 * @see FontPolicies
 * 
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface FontPolicy {

    /**
     * Looks up and returns a set of fonts that will be used
     * by a Look&Feel to set the default fonts for its components.<p>
     * 
     * This method is invoked during the L&F component initialization.
     * And the invoker hands over the UIDefaults object used to define
     * the component settings. Hence, the UIDefaults object may be used
     * to look up a font as initialized by a super Look&Feel.
     * For example the JGoodies Windows L&F could use the
     * defaults set by the super L&F, the Sun Windows L&F.
     * 
     * @param lafName the name of the Look&Feel that requests the fonts 
     * @param table   the UIDefaults table that can be used
     *     to look up fonts of a super L&F
     * 
     * @return a set of fonts used as default for the component.
     */
    FontSet getFontSet(String lafName, UIDefaults table);

}