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J. Duke319a3b92007-12-01 00:00:00 +00001/*
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25package javax.swing.text;
26
27
28/**
29 * Simple interface to allow for different types of
30 * implementations of tab expansion.
31 *
32 * @author Timothy Prinzing
33 */
34public interface TabExpander {
35
36 /**
37 * Returns the next tab stop position given a reference
38 * position. Values are expressed in points.
39 *
40 * @param x the position in points >= 0
41 * @param tabOffset the position within the text stream
42 * that the tab occurred at >= 0.
43 * @return the next tab stop >= 0
44 */
45 float nextTabStop(float x, int tabOffset);
46
47}