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+package com.vaadin.ui;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+
+import com.vaadin.data.Item;
+
+public interface FormFieldFactory extends Serializable {
+    /**
+     * Creates a field based on the item, property id and the component where
+     * the Field will be placed in.
+     * 
+     * @param item
+     *            the item where the property belongs to.
+     * @param propertyId
+     *            the Id of the property.
+     * @param uiContext
+     *            the component where the field is presented, most commonly this
+     *            is {@link Form}. uiContext will not necessary be the parent
+     *            component of the field, but the one that is responsible for
+     *            creating it.
+     * @return Field the field suitable for editing the specified data.
+     */
+    Field createField(Item item, Object propertyId, Component uiContext);
+}