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package com.vaadin.ui;
import java.io.Serializable;
import com.vaadin.data.Item;
import com.vaadin.data.fieldgroup.FieldGroup;
/**
* Factory interface for creating new Field-instances based on {@link Item},
* property id and uiContext (the component responsible for displaying fields).
* Currently this interface is used by {@link Form}, but might later be used by
* some other components for {@link Field} generation.
*
*
*
* @author Vaadin Ltd.
* @since 6.0
* @see TableFieldFactory
* @deprecated As of 7.0, use {@link FieldGroup} instead of {@link Form} for
* more flexibility.
*/
@Deprecated
public interface FormFieldFactory extends Serializable {
/**
* Creates a field based on the item, property id and the component (most
* commonly {@link Form}) where the Field will be presented.
*
* @param item
* the item where the property belongs to.
* @param propertyId
* the Id of the property.
* @param uiContext
* the component where the field is presented, most commonly this
* is {@link Form}. uiContext will not necessary be the parent
* component of the field, but the one that is responsible for
* creating it.
* @return Field the field suitable for editing the specified data.
*/
Field createField(Item item, Object propertyId, Component uiContext);
}