org.eclipse.mylyn.context.core/src/org/eclipse/mylyn/context/core/IInteractionElement.java

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package org.eclipse.mylyn.context.core;

import java.util.Collection;

import org.eclipse.mylyn.internal.context.core.InteractionContextRelation;

/**
 * Virtual proxy for a structured element in the contet model.
 * 
 * @author Mik Kersten
 * @since 2.0
 * @noimplement This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
 */
public interface IInteractionElement extends IInteractionObject {

	public abstract String getHandleIdentifier();

	public abstract void setHandleIdentifier(String handle);

	public abstract IInteractionContext getContext();

	public abstract Collection<InteractionContextRelation> getRelations();

	/**
	 * @since 3.0
	 */
	public abstract IInteractionRelation getRelation(String targetHandle);

	public abstract void clearRelations();
}