ILabelProvider (LWT 5.3.100-SNAPSHOT API)

Type Parameters:

T - - class of object to process.

All Known Subinterfaces:

IStyledLabelProvider<T>
```
public interface ILabelProvider<T>
```
A label provider for viewers. Viewers use label provider to get items text and image.

See Also:

support class for converting JFace label providers.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default void`	`dispose()`	Disposes of this label provider.
`org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Image`	`getImage(T element)`	Returns image for given element.
`String`	`getText(T element)`	Returns text for given element.

- Method Detail
  - getText
```
String getText(T element)
```
    Returns text for given element. This text will be displayed in viewer.
    
    Parameters:
    
    element - - element to provide text for. Cannot be null.
    
    Returns:
    
    text for given element. Cannot return null.
  - getImage
```
org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Image getImage(T element)
```
    Returns image for given element. This image will be displayed in viewer.
    
    Parameters:
    
    element - - element to provide image for. Cannot be null.
    
    Returns:
    
    image for given element. Can return null.
  - dispose
```
default void dispose()
```
    Disposes of this label provider. If label provider attached to some viewer, it will automatically disposed on viewer dispose.
    Default implementation does nothing