org.eclipse.osbp.ecview.extension.editparts/src/org/eclipse/osbp/ecview/extension/editparts/ILayoutingInfoEditpart.java

/**
 *                                                                            
 *  Copyright (c) 2011, 2016 - Loetz GmbH&Co.KG (69115 Heidelberg, Germany) 
 *                                                                            
 *  All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials           
 *  are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0       
 *  which accompanies this distribution, and is available at                  
 *  http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html                                 
 *                                                                            
 *  Contributors:                                                      
 * 	   Florian Pirchner - Initial implementation
 * 
 */
package org.eclipse.osbp.ecview.extension.editparts;

import org.eclipse.osbp.ecview.core.common.editpart.IElementEditpart;
import org.eclipse.osbp.ecview.core.common.editpart.IEmbeddableEditpart;
import org.eclipse.osbp.ecview.core.common.editpart.IViewEditpart;

/**
 * Is used to set the focus to a field.
 * <p>
 * Attention: Do not call {@link #dispose()}! Its for internal use only. Use
 * {@link #requestDispose()}.
 */
public interface ILayoutingInfoEditpart extends IElementEditpart {

	/**
	 * Returns the view edit part of this editpart.<br>
	 * May be <code>null</code> as far as this element and no of its parents are
	 * attached to a view.
	 * 
	 * @return editpart The view editpart
	 */
	IViewEditpart getView();

	/**
	 * Returns the parent that contains this editpart.
	 *
	 * @return the parent
	 */
	IStrategyLayoutEditpart getParent();

	/**
	 * Returns the content editpart.
	 *
	 * @return the content
	 */
	IEmbeddableEditpart getContent();

	/**
	 * Requests disposal of the current editpart. This method will forward the
	 * request to the parent if available and the parent will handle the steps
	 * required to disposal the editpart properly.
	 */
	void requestDispose();
}