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+/**
+ * 
+ */
+package org.gcube.portlets.widgets.ckandatapublisherwidget.client.ui.utils;
+
+
+import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.ckandatapublisherwidget.client.ui.icons.Images;
+
+import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.HTML;
+import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.HorizontalPanel;
+import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Image;
+
+/**
+ * The Class LoaderIcon.
+ *
+ * @author Francesco Mangiacrapa francesco.mangiacrapa@isti.cnr.it
+ * Feb 19, 2015
+ */
+public class LoaderIcon extends HorizontalPanel{
+	
+
+	private Image imgLoading = new Image(Images.ICONS.loading());
+	private HTML txtLoading = new HTML("");
+	
+	/**
+	 * Instantiates a new loader icon.
+	 *
+	 * @param txtHTML the txt html
+	 */
+	public LoaderIcon(String txtHTML) {
+		this();
+		setText(txtHTML);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Instantiates a new loader icon.
+	 */
+	public LoaderIcon() {
+		setStyleName("marginTop20");
+		add(imgLoading);
+		add(txtLoading);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Sets the text.
+	 *
+	 * @param txtHTML the new text
+	 */
+	public void setText(String txtHTML){
+		txtLoading.setHTML("<span style=\"margin-left:5px; vertical-align:middle;\">"+txtHTML+"</span>");
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Show.
+	 *
+	 * @param bool the bool
+	 */
+	public void show(boolean bool){
+		this.setVisible(bool);
+	}
+
+}