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41: package org.openide.windows;
42:
43: import java.util.Set;
44:
45: /**
46: * Represents window group. The notion of window group is defined by
47: * <a href="http://ui.netbeans.org/docs/ui/ws/ws_spec.html#3.7">Window system UI specification document</a>.
48: * The concept of window group explains <a href="http://core.netbeans.org/windowsystem/changes.html#2.3">API changes document</a>.
49: *
50: * <p><p>
51: * <b><font color="red"><em>Importatnt note: Do not provide implementation of this interface unless you are window system provider!</em></font></b>
52: *
53: * @author Peter Zavadsky
54: * @since 4.13
55: */
56: public interface TopComponentGroup {
57: /** Opens all TopComponent's belonging to this group which have opening flag
58: * switched on. */
59: public void open();
60:
61: /** Closes all TopComponent's belonging to this group which have closing flag
62: * switched on. */
63: public void close();
64:
65: // /** Set of TopComponentS belonging to this group. */
66: // public Set getTopComponents(); // TEMP
67: }
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