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

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package org.eclipse.jface.viewers;

import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Image;

/**
 * Extends <code>IBaseLabelProvider</code> with the methods
 * to provide the text and/or image for each column of a given element.  
 * Used by table viewers.
 *
 * @see TableViewer
 */
public interface ITableLabelProvider extends IBaseLabelProvider {
    /**
     * Returns the label image for the given column of the given element.
     *
     * @param element the object representing the entire row, or 
     *    <code>null</code> indicating that no input object is set
     *    in the viewer
     * @param columnIndex the zero-based index of the column in which
     *   the label appears
     * @return Image or <code>null</code> if there is no image for the 
     *  given object at columnIndex
     */
    public Image getColumnImage(Object element, int columnIndex);

    /**
     * Returns the label text for the given column of the given element.
     *
     * @param element the object representing the entire row, or
     *   <code>null</code> indicating that no input object is set
     *   in the viewer
     * @param columnIndex the zero-based index of the column in which the label appears
     * @return String or or <code>null</code> if there is no text for the 
     *  given object at columnIndex
     */
    public String getColumnText(Object element, int columnIndex);
}