bundles/org.eclipse.ui.views/src/org/eclipse/ui/views/properties/TextPropertyDescriptor.java

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package org.eclipse.ui.views.properties;

import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.CellEditor;
import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.TextCellEditor;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite;

/**
 * Descriptor for a property that has a value which should be edited with a 
 * text cell editor.
 * <p>
 * This class may be instantiated; it is not intended to be subclassed.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * Example:
 * <pre>
 * IPropertyDescriptor pd = new TextPropertyDescriptor("surname", "Last Name");
 * </pre>
 * </p>
 */
public class TextPropertyDescriptor extends PropertyDescriptor {
    /**
     * Creates an property descriptor with the given id and display name.
     * 
     * @param id the id of the property
     * @param displayName the name to display for the property
     */
    public TextPropertyDescriptor(Object id, String displayName) {
        super(id, displayName);
    }

    /**
     * The <code>TextPropertyDescriptor</code> implementation of this 
     * <code>IPropertyDescriptor</code> method creates and returns a new
     * <code>TextCellEditor</code>.
     * <p>
     * The editor is configured with the current validator if there is one.
     * </p>
     */
    public CellEditor createPropertyEditor(Composite parent) {
        CellEditor editor = new TextCellEditor(parent);
        if (getValidator() != null)
            editor.setValidator(getValidator());
        return editor;
    }
}