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package com.google.gwt.uibinder.client;

import com.google.gwt.dom.client.Element;

/**
 * Marker interface for classes whose implementation is to be provided via UiBinder code
 * generation for SafeHtml rendering.
 * <p>
 * <span style='color: red'>This is experimental code in active
 * developement. It is unsupported, and its api is subject to
 * change.</span>
 */
public interface UiRenderer {

  /**
   * Checks whether {@code parent} is a valid element to use as an argument for field getters.
   * 
   * @return {@code true} if parent contains or directly points to a previously rendered element.
   *         In DevMode it also checks whether the parent is attached to the DOM
   */
  boolean isParentOrRenderer(Element parent);
}