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* 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 <em>indexed</em>
* annotation element modifying a "declaration".
* <p>
* This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
* <p>
* 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.
*
* @param <T> the type of the objects in the array to be passed to and returned
* by the adapter
*/
public interface IndexedDeclarationAnnotationElementAdapter<T>
extends DeclarationAnnotationElementAdapter<T[]>
{
/**
* Given the specified declaration, return the expression at the specified
* index.
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index is out of range
*/
Expression selectExpression(ModifiedDeclaration declaration, int index);
}