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package org.netbeans.editor;

import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Font;

/**
* Container for printed text. The parts of text attributed by font,
* fore and back color are added to it for the whole printed area.
*
* @author Miloslav Metelka
* @version 1.00
*/

public interface PrintContainer {

    /** Add the attributed characters to the container.
     * @param chars characters being added.
     * @param font font of the added characters
     * @param foreColor foreground color of the added characters
     * @param backColor background color of the added characters
     */
    public void add(char[] chars, Font font, Color foreColor, Color backColor);

    /** End of line was found. */
    public void eol();

    /**
     * @return true if the container needs to init empty line with
     * at least one character. Printing then adds one space
     * to each empty line.
     * False means that the container is able to accept
     * lines with no characters.
     */
    public boolean initEmptyLines();

}