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| package org.eclipse.jpt.core.resource.java; |
| |
| /** |
| * Interface for dealing with annotations that can be "nested" within other |
| * annotations, typically within arrays. |
| * |
| * 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 |
| // stand-alone to nested or from nested to stand-alone; |
| // not the greatest, since you have to make sure to call all setter methods |
| void initializeFrom(NestableAnnotation oldAnnotation); |
| |
| /** |
| * Move the annotation to the specified index within its container annotation. |
| * This should only be called when the annotation is actually nested. |
| */ |
| void moveAnnotation(int index); |
| |
| } |
