IObservableFactory


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11  package org.eclipse.jface.internal.databinding.provisional.factories;
12  
13  import org.eclipse.jface.internal.databinding.provisional.observable.IObservable;
14  
15  /**
16   * A factory for creating observable objects from description objects.
17   * <p>
18   * <strong>EXPERIMENTAL</strong>. This class or interface has been added as
19   * part of a work in progress. There is no guarantee that this API will remain
20   * unchanged during the 3.2 release cycle. Please do not use this API without
21   * consulting with the Platform/UI team.
22   * </p>
23   * 
24   * @since 1.0
25   * 
26   */
27  public interface IObservableFactory {
28  
29      /**
30       * Returns an observable for the given description, or null if this factory
31       * cannot create observables for this description. The BindingException is
32       * only thrown in error cases, e.g. if the description itself is invalid, or
33       * if an error occurred during the creation of the observable.
34       * @param description
35       * 
36       * @return an updatable
37       */
38      IObservable createObservable(Object   description);
39  }
40

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