| /******************************************************************************* |
| * Copyright (c) 2000, 2010 IBM Corporation and others. |
| * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials |
| * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 |
| * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at |
| * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html |
| * |
| * Contributors: |
| * IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation |
| *******************************************************************************/ |
| package org.eclipse.gef; |
| |
| /** |
| * A factory for creating new EditParts. {@link EditPartViewer EditPartViewers} |
| * can be configured with an <code>EditPartFactory</code>. Whenever an |
| * <code>EditPart</code> in that viewer needs to create another EditPart, it can |
| * use the Viewer's factory. The factory is also used by the viewer whenever |
| * {@link EditPartViewer#setContents(Object)} is called. |
| * |
| * @since 2.0 |
| */ |
| public interface EditPartFactory { |
| |
| /** |
| * Creates a new EditPart given the specified <i>context</i> and |
| * <i>model</i>. |
| * |
| * @param context |
| * The context in which the EditPart is being created, such as |
| * its parent. |
| * @param model |
| * the model of the EditPart being created |
| * @return EditPart the new EditPart |
| */ |
| EditPart createEditPart(EditPart context, Object model); |
| |
| } |
