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package org.eclipse.jface.dialogs;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control;
/**
*
* This class is the abstract superclass of all dialog trays. A tray can be opened
* in any TrayDialog
.
*
*
* @see org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.TrayDialog
* @since 3.2
*/
public abstract class DialogTray {
/**
* Creates the contents (widgets) that will be contained in the tray.
*
* Tray implementions must not set a layout on the parent composite, or assume
* a particular layout on the parent. The tray dialog will allocate space
* according to the natural size of the tray, and will fill the tray area with the
* tray's contents.
*
*
* @param parent the composite that will contain the tray
* @return the contents of the tray, as a Control
*/
protected abstract Control createContents(Composite parent);
}