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package org.netbeans.spi.editor.fold;
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* This factory interface allows to produce {@link FoldManager}
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* instance for the given fold.
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* It is intended for xml layer registration
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* into the following folder in the system FS:
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* Editors/<mime-type>/FoldManager
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* For example java fold manager factories should be registered in
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* Editors/text/x-java/FoldManager
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* The factories present in the folder can be sorted by using standard
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* <a href="@org-openide-modules@/org/openide/modules/doc-files/api.html#how-layer">
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* The fold manager of factory A registered prior factory B produces
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* folds with higher priority than those from fold manager of factory B.
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* If two folds would overlap the one with higher priority
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* will be visible - see {@link FoldManager} for more details.
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* @author Miloslav Metelka
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public interface FoldManagerFactory {
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* Create fold manager instance.
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public FoldManager createFoldManager();