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*
* Contributors:
* Oracle - initial API and implementation
*******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.jpt.common.core.utility.jdt;
import org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.Expression;
/**
* Provide clients with a pluggable way to manipulate an <i>indexed</i> annotation
* element modifying a "declaration".
* T[] is the type of the object to be passed to and returned by the adapter.
* T is the sub-value of the value object.
*
* 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.
*
* This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
*/
public interface IndexedDeclarationAnnotationElementAdapter<T>
extends DeclarationAnnotationElementAdapter<T[]> {
/**
* Given the specified declaration, return the expression for the element's subvalue
* at the given index.
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index is out of range
*/
Expression getSubvalueExpression(int index, ModifiedDeclaration declaration);
}