annotate dwtx/jface/viewers/IViewerLabelProvider.d @ 10:b6c35faf97c8

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date Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:47:19 +0200
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1 /*******************************************************************************
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2 * Copyright (c) 2004, 2006 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.jface.viewers.IViewerLabelProvider;
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15 import dwtx.jface.viewers.IBaseLabelProvider;
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16 import dwtx.jface.viewers.ViewerLabel;
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18 /**
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19 * Extends <code>IBaseLabelProvider</code> with the methods
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20 * to update the label for a given element. The label is represented by a
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21 * <code>ViewerLabel</code>.
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22 * Unlike <code>ILabelProvider</code>, this allows the text and image to be
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23 * set in the same request, rather than via separate requests.
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24 * <p>
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25 * It also allows the current values for the text and image to be considered by
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26 * the label provider, allowing for potential optimizations.
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27 * For example, decorating label providers that run in the background can hold off
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28 * applying an update to a previously populated label until the decoration is ready,
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29 * thereby reducing flicker.
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30 * </p>
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31 *
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32 * @see IDelayedLabelDecorator
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33 * @since 3.0
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34 */
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35 public interface IViewerLabelProvider : IBaseLabelProvider {
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37 /**
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38 * Updates the label for the given element.
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39 *
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40 * @param label the label to update
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41 * @param element the element
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42 */
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43 public void updateLabel(ViewerLabel label, Object element);
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44 }