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package org.eclipse.jpt.core.resource.java;

/**
 * 
 * 
 * Provisional API: This interface is part of an interim API that is still
 * under development and expected to change significantly before reaching
 * stability. It is available at this early stage to solicit feedback from
 * pioneering adopters on the understanding that any code that uses this API
 * will almost certainly be broken (repeatedly) as the API evolves.
 */
public interface NestableAnnotation extends Annotation
{
	//currently using this when the NestableAnnotation is moved from
	//standalone to nested or from nested to standalone.
	//not the greatest since you have to make sure to call all setter methods
	void initializeFrom(NestableAnnotation oldAnnotation);
	
	/**
	 * Should only be called when the NestableAnnotation is actually nested
	 * @param newIndex
	 */
	void moveAnnotation(int newIndex);
}