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// Copyright (c) 2005, 2006 IBM Corporation and others.
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// Contributors:
// IBM Corporation - initial implementation
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package org.eclipse.epf.authoring.ui.forms;

import org.eclipse.epf.authoring.ui.editors.MethodElementEditor;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite;
import org.eclipse.ui.forms.widgets.FormToolkit;

/**
 * Interface to be used add columns on description tab of all editors
 * 
 * @author Shilpa Toraskar
 * @since 1.5
 */
public interface IColumnProvider   {


	/**
	 * Set column composite for the given method element editor
	 * @param toolkit
	 * @param parent
	 * @param element
	 * @return
	 */
	public Composite setColumn(MethodElementEditor editor, FormToolkit toolkit, Composite parent);
	
	/**
	 * Refresh state of all controls
	 * @param value
	 */
	public void refresh(boolean value);
	
	
	/**
	 * Dispose the control
	 */
	public void dispose();
}