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41: package com.sun.rave.propertyeditors.resolver;
42:
43: import java.beans.PropertyDescriptor;
44: import java.beans.PropertyEditor;
45:
46: /**
47: * Defines a resolver responsible for determining a property editor suitable for
48: * editing a property, as described by a property descriptor. Implementing classes
49: * may use any information in the property descriptor to determine an appropriate
50: * editor.
51: *
52: * <p>Typically, the IDE will provide at least one implementation. Implementations
53: * are made available using the service provider interface. Within the module or
54: * library JAR, the file
55: * {@code META-INF/services/com.sun.rave.propertyeditors.resolver.PropertyEditorResolver}
56: * contains the name of the Java class that implements {@link PropertyEditorResolver}.
57: * Each implementation discovered during the service provider lookup will be asked,
58: * in turn, to provide an editor. The first editor returned is used. If an
59: * implementation is provided via a module, it may be given a numbered
60: * priority, which will guarantee that it is invoked before any resolvers supplied by
61: * the IDE.
62: */
63: public interface PropertyEditorResolver {
64:
65: /**
66: * Returns a property editor suitable for editing the property described by
67: * the property descriptor specified. If the resolver does not know of a suitable
68: * editor, returns null.
69: */
70: public PropertyEditor getEditor(
71: PropertyDescriptor propertyDescriptor);
72:
73: }
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