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 * products and how to contact NNL Technology AB.
 *
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 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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// $Id: ColorProvider.java,v 1.6 2005/02/16 11:28:10 jesper Exp $
package api.infonode.gui.colorprovider;

import java.awt.*;
import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * An object that provides colors. Instances of this class is typically used by {@link javax.swing.border.Border}
 * implementations to obtain border colors which might change depending on the current Look and Feel or which component
 * the border is painted on.
 *
 * @author $Author: jesper $
 * @version $Revision: 1.6 $
 */
public interface ColorProvider extends Serializable {
  /**
   * Returns the default color when no component is available.
   *
   * @return the default color when no component is available
   */
  Color getColor();

  /**
   * Returns the color obtained from the given component.
   *
   * @param component the component
   * @return the color obtained from the given component
   */
  Color getColor(Component component);
}
