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package org.eclipse.jface.viewers;

import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Image;

/**
 * Extends IBaseLabelProvider with the methods
 * to provide the text and/or image for the label of a given element.
 * Used by most structured viewers, except table viewers.
 */
public interface ILabelProvider extends IBaseLabelProvider {
	/**
	 * Returns the image for the label of the given element.  The image
	 * is owned by the label provider and must not be disposed directly.
	 * Instead, dispose the label provider when no longer needed.
	 *
	 * @param element the element for which to provide the label image
	 * @return the image used to label the element, or null
	 *   if there is no image for the given object
	 */
	public Image getImage(Object element);

	/**
	 * Returns the text for the label of the given element.
	 *
	 * @param element the element for which to provide the label text
	 * @return the text string used to label the element, or null
	 *   if there is no text label for the given object
	 */
	public String getText(Object element);
}




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