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package com.jgoodies.forms.factories;

import javax.swing.Action;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JLabel;

/**
 * An extension to the ComponentFactory interface that describes
 * the describes the read-only label creation introduced by the
 * Forms 1.3. In version 1.4 it has been further extended to create
 * buttons for Actions.<p>
 *
 * <strong>Note: This interface shall be merged with the ComponentFactory
 * interface in the Forms 2.0</strong>.
 *
 * @author Karsten Lentzsch
 * @version $Revision: 1.5 $
 *
 * @since 1.3
 *
 * @see    DefaultComponentFactory
 * @see    com.jgoodies.forms.builder.PanelBuilder
 */
public interface ComponentFactory2 extends ComponentFactory {

    /**
     * Creates and returns a label with an optional mnemonic
     * that is intended to label a read-only component.<p>
     *
     * <pre>
     * createReadOnlyLabel("Name");       // No mnemonic
     * createReadOnlyLabel("N&ame");      // Mnemonic is 'a'
     * createReadOnlyLabel("Save &as");   // Mnemonic is the second 'a'
     * createReadOnlyLabel("Look&&Feel"); // No mnemonic, text is Look&Feel
     * </pre>
     *
     * @param textWithMnemonic  the label's text -
     *     may contain an ampersand (<tt>&amp;</tt>) to mark a mnemonic
     * @return an label with optional mnemonic intended for read-only
     *     components
     *
     * @since 1.3
     */
    JLabel createReadOnlyLabel(String textWithMnemonic);


    /**
     * Creates and returns a button that is bound to the given Action.
     * Useful to return customized buttons, for example, the JGoodies
     * {@code JGButton} is bound to some custom Action properties.
     *
     * @param action    provides [bound] visual properties for the button
     * @return the created button
     *
     * @since 1.4
     */
    JButton createButton(Action action);


}
