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 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.jface.viewers;

import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Image;

/**
 * A label decorator decorates the label text and image for some element.
 * The original label text and image are obtained by some other means,
 * for example by a label provider.
 *
 * @see ILabelProvider
 */
public interface ILabelDecorator extends IBaseLabelProvider {
/**
 * Returns an image that is based on the given image,
 * but decorated with additional information relating to the state
 * of the provided element.
 * 
 * Text and image decoration updates can occur as a result of other updates
 * within the workbench including deferred decoration by background processes.
 * Clients should handle labelProviderChangedEvents for the given element to get
 * the complete decoration.
 * @see LabelProviderChangedEvent
 * @see IBaseLabelProvider#addListener
 *
 * @param image the input image to decorate, or <code>null</code> if the element has no image
 * @param element the element whose image is being decorated
 * @return the decorated image, or <code>null</code> if no decoration is to be applied
 *
 * @see org.eclipse.jface.resource.CompositeImageDescriptor
 */
public Image decorateImage(Image image, Object element);
/**
 * Returns a text label that is based on the given text label,
 * but decorated with additional information relating to the state
 * of the provided element.
 * 
 * Text and image decoration updates can occur as a result of other updates
 * within the workbench including deferred decoration by background processes.
 * Clients should handle labelProviderChangedEvents for the given element to get
 * the complete decoration.
 * @see LabelProviderChangedEvent
 * @see IBaseLabelProvider#addListener
 *
 * @param text the input text label to decorate
 * @param element the element whose image is being decorated
 * @return the decorated text label, or <code>null</code> if no decoration is to be applied
 */
public String decorateText(String text, Object element);
}
