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 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.gef.palette;

import org.eclipse.gef.ui.palette.PaletteMessages;

/**
 * A separator for the palette <br>
 * <br>
 * Separators can also be used as markers. Palettes that expect external code to
 * add entries to it can use such markers to indicate where those new entries
 * should be added. For this to happen, a separator must be uniquely identified.
 * Unless a separator is not a marker, it is recommended that it be given a
 * unique ID.
 * 
 * @author Pratik Shah
 */
public class PaletteSeparator extends PaletteEntry {

	/** Type identifier **/
	public static final Object PALETTE_TYPE_SEPARATOR = "$Palette Separator";//$NON-NLS-1$

	/**
	 * Creates a new PaletteSeparator with an empty string as its identifier.
	 */
	public PaletteSeparator() {
		this(""); //$NON-NLS-1$
	}

	/**
	 * Constructor
	 * 
	 * @param id
	 *            This Separator's unique ID
	 */
	public PaletteSeparator(String id) {
		super(PaletteMessages.get().NEW_SEPARATOR_LABEL, "", PALETTE_TYPE_SEPARATOR);//$NON-NLS-1$
		setId(id);
	}

}
