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package org.netbeans.jemmy;

import java.awt.Component;

/**
 *
 * This interface should be implemented to define the criteria
 * used to search for a component.
 * @see org.netbeans.jemmy.ComponentSearcher
 * @see org.netbeans.jemmy.WindowWaiter
 *
 * @author Alexandre Iline (alexandre.iline@sun.com)
 */

public interface ComponentChooser {
    /**
     * Check if the component argument meets the search criteria.
     * @param comp Component to check.
     * @return <code>true</code> when the component conforms to
     * the search criteria; <code>false</code> otherwise.
     */
    public boolean checkComponent(Component comp);

    /**
     * Returns searched component description.
     * @return a String representing the description value
     */
    public String getDescription();
}
