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package com.intellij.uiDesigner.lw;

import com.intellij.uiDesigner.core.GridConstraints;

/**
 * @author Anton Katilin
 * @author Vladimir Kondratyev
 */
public interface IComponent {
  Object getClientProperty(Object key);

  void putClientProperty(Object key, Object value);

  /**
   * @return name of the field (in bound class). Returns <code>null</code>
   * if the component is not bound to any field.
   */
  String getBinding();

  String getComponentClassName();

  String getId();

  boolean isCustomCreate();

  IProperty[] getModifiedProperties();

  IContainer getParentContainer();

  GridConstraints getConstraints();

  Object getCustomLayoutConstraints();

  boolean accept(ComponentVisitor visitor);

  /**
   * Returns true if only one of the children of the component can be visible at a time
   * (for example, the component is a tabbed pane or a container with CardLayout).
   *
   * @return true if children are exclusive, false otherwise.
   */
  boolean areChildrenExclusive();
}