org.eclipse.jdt.core/model/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/core/INameEnvironmentWithProgress.java

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package org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core;

import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor;
import org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.env.INameEnvironment;

/**
 * The name environment provides a callback API that the compiler
 * can use to look up types, compilation units, and packages in the
 * current environment.  The name environment is passed to the compiler
 * on creation.
 * 
 * This name environment can be canceled using the monitor passed as an argument to
 * {@link #setMonitor(IProgressMonitor)}.
 * 
 * @since 3.6
 */
public interface INameEnvironmentWithProgress extends INameEnvironment {
	
	/**
	 * Set the monitor for the given name environment. In order to be able to cancel this name environment calls,
	 * a non-null monitor should be given. 
	 * 
	 * @param monitor the given monitor
	 */
	void setMonitor(IProgressMonitor monitor);
}