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 * Contributors:
 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
 ******************************************************************************/

package org.eclipse.jface.dialogs;

import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control;


/**
 * Factory for control animators used by JFace to animate the display of an SWT
 * Control. Through the use of the method
 * {@link org.eclipse.jface.util.Policy#setAnimatorFactory(AnimatorFactory)} 
 * a new type of animator factory can be plugged into JFace.
 * 
 * @since 3.2
 * @deprecated as of 3.3, this class is no longer used.
 */
public class AnimatorFactory {
	/**
	 * Creates a new ControlAnimator for use by JFace in animating
	 * the display of an SWT Control. <p>
	 * Subclasses should override this method.
	 * 
	 * @param control the SWT Control to de displayed 
	 * @return the ControlAnimator.
	 * @since 3.2
	 */
	public ControlAnimator createAnimator(Control control) {
		return new ControlAnimator(control);
	}
}