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package com.google.gwt.editor.client.adapters;
import com.google.gwt.editor.client.Editor;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
/**
* An entity capable of creating and destroying instances of Editors. This type
* is used by Editors which operate on ordered data, sich as {@link ListEditor}.
*
* @param the type of Editor required
* @see com.google.gwt.editor.client.testing.FakeEditorSource
*/
public abstract class EditorSource> {
/**
* Create a new Editor.
*
* @param index the position at which the new Editor should be displayed
* @return an {@link Editor} of type E
*/
public abstract E create(int index);
/**
* Create multiple Editors. This method may be optionally overridden to
* provide a more efficient means of creating Editors in bulk.
*
* @param count the number of Editors desired
* @param index the position at which the new Editors should be displayed
* @return a List of {@link Editor}s of type E
*/
public List create(int count, int index) {
List toReturn = new ArrayList(count);
for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
toReturn.add(create(index + i));
}
return toReturn;
}
/**
* Called when an Editor no longer requires a sub-Editor. The default
* implementation is a no-op.
*
* @param subEditor an {@link Editor} of type E
*/
public void dispose(E subEditor) {
}
/**
* Re-order a sub-Editor. The default implementation is a no-op.
*
* @param editor an {@link Editor} of type E
* @param index the index of the Editor
*/
public void setIndex(E editor, int index) {
}
}