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package org.netbeans.swing.tabcontrol.customtabs;

import org.netbeans.swing.tabcontrol.WinsysInfoForTabbedContainer;

/**
 * Service interface used by the Window System for creating NetBeans specific
 * Tabbed Containers. Use this if you want to provide an alternative implementation
 * e.g. based on JTabbedPane:
        <pre>
            class MyTabbedPane extends JTabbedPane implements Tabbed.Accessor {
                private final Tabbed tabbedImpl = new Tabbed() {
                    //implement abstract methods while delegating most of them to JTabbedPane
                };

                public Tabbed getTabbed() {
                    return tabbedImpl;
                }
            }
        </pre>

        <p>Then inject your new implementation to the window system by registering
        your own TabbedComponentFactory:</p>
        <pre>
            &#64;ServiceProvider(service=TabbedComponentFactory.class,,position=1000)
            public class MyTabbedPaneFactory implements TabbedComponentFactory {
                public Tabbed createTabbedComponent( TabbedType type, WinsysInfoForTabbedContainer info ) {
                    return new MyTabbedPane().getTabbed();
                }
            }
        </pre>
 *
 * @since 1.33
 * @author S. Aubrecht
 */
public interface TabbedComponentFactory {
    /**
     * Create Tabbed implementation for given type.
     *
     * @param type Type of the container to be created.
     * @param info Information from the window system that may affect the look
     * and feel of the tab control.
     * @return New Tabbed instance.
     */
    public Tabbed createTabbedComponent( TabbedType type, WinsysInfoForTabbedContainer info );
}