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* are made available under the terms of the Common Public License v1.0
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*
* Contributors:
* IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
*******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.ui.forms.widgets;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite;
/**
* Classes that extend abstract class Layout and implement
* this interface can take part in layout computation of
* the TableWrapLayout manager. The said layout uses
* alternative algorithm that computes columns before rows.
* It allows it to 'flow' wrapped text proportionally
* (similar to the way web browser render tables). Custom
* layout managers that implement this interface allow recursive
* reflow to be performed.
* @since 3.0
* @see TableWrapLayout
*/
public interface ILayoutExtension {
/**
* Computes the minimum width of the parent. All widgets
* capable of word wrapping should return the width
* of the longest word that cannot be wrapped.
* @param parent
* @param changed
* @return
*/
public int computeMinimumWidth(Composite parent, boolean changed);
/**
* Computes the maximum width of the parent. All widgets
* capable of word wrapping should return the length
* of the entire text without wrapping.
* @param parent
* @param changed
* @return
*/
public int computeMaximumWidth(Composite parent, boolean changed);
}