IDelayedLabelDecorator (Eclipse Platform API Specification)

All Superinterfaces:

IBaseLabelProvider, ILabelDecorator

All Known Subinterfaces:

IDecoratorManager
```
public interface IDelayedLabelDecorator
extends ILabelDecorator
```
A delayed label decorator is a label decorator that may not have a decoration available immediately. This interface defines the methods for requesting the preparation of a decorator for an object and for querying if the decorator is ready. Interested parties should register an ILabelProviderListener with a delayed label decorator in order to be informed when the decoration is ready.

Since:

3.0

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`prepareDecoration(Object element, String originalText)`	Prepare the element for decoration.

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.jface.viewers.IBaseLabelProvider
addListener, dispose, isLabelProperty, removeListener

Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ILabelDecorator
decorateImage, decorateText

- Method Detail
  - prepareDecoration
```
boolean prepareDecoration(Object element,
                          String originalText)
```
    Prepare the element for decoration. If it is already decorated and ready for update return true. If decoration is pending return false.
    
    Parameters:
    
    element - The element to be decorated
    
    originalText - The starting text.
    
    Returns:
    
    boolean true if the decoration is ready for this element