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## Package org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.emf.type.core.edithelper

Provides the edit helper and edit helper advice for the Element Type framework.

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Description

Interface Summary
IEditHelper: A factory for commands that will modify elements of a specific type.
IEditHelperAdvice: Provides 'before' and 'after' editing behaviour for modifying model elements.

Class Summary
AbstractEditHelper: Abstract edit helper implementation.
AbstractEditHelperAdvice: Abstract superclass for edit helper advice classes that provide 'before' and 'after' advice for modifying model elements.

## Package org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.emf.type.core.edithelper Description

Provides the edit helper and edit helper advice for the Element Type framework.

Edit helpers act as command-factories generating commands to edit a specific kind of model element. Edit helper advice contributes commands 'before' or 'after' the base editing commands contributed by the edit helper.

Clients should subclass `org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.emf.type.core.edithelper.AbstractEditHelper` when they wish to implement custom edit helper behaviour. Clients should subclass `org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.emf.type.core.edithelper.AbstractEditHelperAdvice` when they wish to implement custom edit helper advice.

See Also:
  `org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.emf.type.core`

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