// Created on: 2017-06-16
// Created by: Natalia ERMOLAEVA
// Copyright (c) 2017 OPEN CASCADE SAS
//
// This file is part of Open CASCADE Technology software library.
//
// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
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#ifndef DFBrowserPane_AttributePaneCreatorAPI_H
#define DFBrowserPane_AttributePaneCreatorAPI_H

#include <Standard.hxx>
#include <Standard_Macro.hxx>

class DFBrowserPane_AttributePaneAPI;

//! \class DFBrowserPane_AttributePaneCreatorAPI
//! \brief An interface to create attribute panes by attribute name.
class DFBrowserPane_AttributePaneCreatorAPI
{
public:
  //! Constructor
  DFBrowserPane_AttributePaneCreatorAPI() {}

  //! Destructor
  virtual ~DFBrowserPane_AttributePaneCreatorAPI() {}

  //! Creates attribute pane for attribute types
  //! \param theAttributeName a standard type of attribute
  //! \return an attribute pane if it can be created for this type
  virtual DFBrowserPane_AttributePaneAPI* CreateAttributePane(
    Standard_CString theAttributeName) = 0;
};

#endif