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RE: [platform-swt-dev] Inheritance and SWT

org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.java, line 248 and following:

 * Checks that this class can be subclassed.
 * <p>
 * The SWT class library is intended to be subclassed
 * only at specific, controlled points (most notably,
 * <code>Composite</code> and <code>Canvas</code> when
 * implementing new widgets). This method enforces this
 * rule unless it is overridden.
 * </p><p>
 * <em>IMPORTANT:</em> By providing an implementation of this
 * method that allows a subclass of a class which does not
 * normally allow subclassing to be created, the implementer
 * agrees to be fully responsible for the fact that any such
 * subclass will likely fail between SWT releases and will be
 * strongly platform specific. No support is provided for
 * user-written classes which are implemented in this fashion.
 * </p><p>
 * The ability to subclass outside of the allowed SWT classes
 * is intended purely to enable those not on the SWT development
 * team to implement patches in order to get around specific
 * limitations in advance of when those limitations can be
 * addressed by the team. Subclassing should not be attempted
 * without an intimate and detailed understanding of the hierarchy.
 * </p>

You can simply override this method in your derived widget by an empty
method. You don't even need to change the SWT source base:

protected void checkSubclass () { //don't throw the exception}



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