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 *
 * Contributors:
 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
 *******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.jdt.core;

/**
 * Represents an import container is a child of a Java compilation unit that contains
 * all (and only) the import declarations. If a compilation unit has no import
 * declarations, no import container will be present.
 * <p>
 * This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
 * </p>
 */
public interface IImportContainer extends IJavaElement, IParent, ISourceReference {
/**
 * Returns the first import declaration in this import container with the given name.
 * This is a handle-only method. The import declaration may or may not exist.
 * 
 * @param name the given name
 * 
 * @return the first import declaration in this import container with the given name
 */
IImportDeclaration getImport(String name);
}