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/* ====================================================================
 *   Copyright 2003-2004 Fabrizio Giustina.
 *
 *   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 *   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 *   You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 *   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 *   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 *   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 *   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 *   limitations under the License.
 * ====================================================================
 */
package net.sf.commonclipse.preferences;

import org.eclipse.jface.preference.FieldEditor;
import org.eclipse.swt.layout.GridData;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Label;

/**
 * A field editor for displaying labels not associated with other widgets.
 * @author fgiust
 * @version $Revision: 1.3 $ ($Author: fgiust $)
 */
public class LabelFieldEditor extends FieldEditor {

    /**
     * Label for this field editor.
     */
    private Label label;

    /**
     * All labels can use the same preference name since they don't store any preference.
     * @param labelText text for the label
     * @param parent Composite
     */
    public LabelFieldEditor(String labelText, Composite parent) {
        super("label", labelText, parent); //$NON-NLS-1$
    }

    /**
     * Adjusts the field editor to be displayed correctly for the given number of columns.
     * @param numColumns number of columns
     */
    protected void adjustForNumColumns(int numColumns) {
        ((GridData) this.label.getLayoutData()).horizontalSpan = numColumns;
    }

    /**
     * Fills the field editor's controls into the given parent.
     * @param parent Composite
     * @param numColumns cumber of columns
     */
    protected void doFillIntoGrid(Composite parent, int numColumns) {
        this.label = getLabelControl(parent);

        GridData gridData = new GridData();
        gridData.horizontalSpan = numColumns;
        gridData.horizontalAlignment = GridData.FILL;
        gridData.grabExcessHorizontalSpace = false;
        gridData.verticalAlignment = GridData.CENTER;
        gridData.grabExcessVerticalSpace = false;

        this.label.setLayoutData(gridData);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the number of controls in the field editor.
     * @return 1
     */
    public int getNumberOfControls() {
        return 1;
    }

    /**
     * Labels do not persist any preferences, so this method is empty.
     */
    protected void doLoad() {
    }

    /**
     * Labels do not persist any preferences, so this method is empty.
     */
    protected void doLoadDefault() {
    }

    /**
     * Labels do not persist any preferences, so this method is empty.
     */
    protected void doStore() {
    }
}