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+/*
+ * Copyright 2000-2014 Vaadin Ltd.
+ * 
+ * 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 com.vaadin.ui;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+
+import com.vaadin.data.Container;
+
+/**
+ * Factory interface for creating new Field-instances based on Container
+ * (datasource), item id, property id and uiContext (the component responsible
+ * for displaying fields). Currently this interface is used by {@link Table},
+ * but might later be used by some other components for {@link Field}
+ * generation.
+ * 
+ * <p>
+ * 
+ * @author Vaadin Ltd.
+ * @since 6.0
+ * @see FormFieldFactory
+ */
+public interface TableFieldFactory extends Serializable {
+    /**
+     * Creates a field based on the Container, item id, property id and the
+     * component responsible for displaying the field (most commonly
+     * {@link Table}).
+     * 
+     * @param container
+     *            the Container where the property belongs to.
+     * @param itemId
+     *            the item Id.
+     * @param propertyId
+     *            the Id of the property.
+     * @param uiContext
+     *            the component where the field is presented.
+     * @return A field suitable for editing the specified data or null if the
+     *         property should not be editable.
+     */
+    Field<?> createField(Container container, Object itemId, Object propertyId,
+            Component uiContext);
+
+}