annotate dwtx/ui/forms/IMessagePrefixProvider.d @ 75:5d489b9f966c

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1 /*******************************************************************************
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2 * Copyright (c) 2007 IBM Corporation and others.
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3 * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
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4 * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
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5 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
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6 * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
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7 *
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8 * Contributors:
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9 * IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
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10 * Port to the D programming language:
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11 * Frank Benoit <benoit@tionex.de>
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12 ******************************************************************************/
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13 module dwtx.ui.forms.IMessagePrefixProvider;
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15 import dwt.widgets.Control;
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17 import dwt.dwthelper.utils;
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19 /**
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20 * This interface computes the prefix of a message that is created in the
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21 * context of a control. Since messages are rolled up to the header in the
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22 * message manager, it is important to create a prefix to indicate the context
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23 * of a message in the form. Typically the prefix is computed by looking at the
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24 * label that preceeds the control, if present. Alternative providers may
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25 * include other text to further specify the location of the message.
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26 *
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27 * @see IMessageManager
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28 * @see IMessage
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29 * @since 3.3
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30 */
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31 public interface IMessagePrefixProvider {
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32 /**
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33 * Returns the computed prefix for the provided control.
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34 *
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35 * @param control
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36 * the control to provide the prefix for
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37 * @return the computed prefix
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38 */
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39 String getPrefix(Control control);
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40 }