bundles/org.eclipse.jface/src/org/eclipse/jface/viewers/IDecoration.java

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package org.eclipse.jface.viewers;

import org.eclipse.jface.resource.ImageDescriptor;
import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Color;
import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Font;

/**
 * Defines the result of decorating an element.
 * 
 * This interface is not meant to be implemented and will be provided to
 * instances of <code>ILightweightLabelDecorator</code>.
 */
public interface IDecoration{

	/**
	 * Constants for placement of image decorations.
	 */
	public static final int TOP_LEFT = 0;

	/**
	 * Constant for the top right quadrant.
	 */
	public static final int TOP_RIGHT = 1;

	/**
	 * Constant for the bottom left quadrant.
	 */
	public static final int BOTTOM_LEFT = 2;

	/**
	 * Constant for the bottom right quadrant.
	 */
	public static final int BOTTOM_RIGHT = 3;

	/**
	 * Constant for the underlay.
	 */
	public static final int UNDERLAY = 4;

	/**
	 * Adds a prefix to the element's label.
	 * 
	 * @param prefix
	 *            the prefix
	 */
	public void addPrefix(String prefix);

	/**
	 * Adds a suffix to the element's label.
	 * 
	 * @param suffix
	 *            the suffix
	 */
	public void addSuffix(String suffix);

	/**
	 * Adds an overlay to the element's image.
	 * 
	 * @param overlay
	 *            the overlay image descriptor
	 */
	public void addOverlay(ImageDescriptor overlay);

	/**
	 * Adds an overlay to the element's image.
	 * 
	 * @param overlay
	 *            the overlay image descriptor
	 * @param quadrant
	 *            The constant for the quadrant to draw the image on.
	 */
	public void addOverlay(ImageDescriptor overlay, int quadrant);
	
	/**
	 * Set the foreground color for this decoration.
	 * @param color the color to be set for the foreground
	 * 
	 * @since 3.1
	 */
	public void setForegroundColor(Color color);
	
	/**
	 * Set the background color for this decoration.
	 * @param color the color to be set for the background
	 * 
	 * @since 3.1
	 */
	public void setBackgroundColor(Color color);
	
	/**
	 * Set the font for this decoration.
	 * @param font the font to use in this decoration
	 * 
	 * @since 3.1
	 */
	public void setFont(Font font);

	/**
	 * Return the decoration context in which this decoration
	 * will be applied.
	 * @return the decoration context
	 * 
	 * @since 3.2
	 */
	public IDecorationContext getDecorationContext();
}