IUIFilterProvider.java

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 * Contributors:
 *    compeople AG - initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.riena.ui.filter;

/**
 * Implementation of this service interface provides service methods to get
 * information provided by UI Filter definitions identified by a given
 * filter-ID.
 */
public interface IUIFilterProvider {

	/**
	 * Returns a UIFilter identified by the given filterId. The filter is
	 * created if it not yet exists.
	 * 
	 * @param filterID
	 *            ID of the filter
	 * 
	 * @return a container with an UI filter
	 */
	IUIFilterContainer provideFilter(String filterID);

}