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 * Contributors:
 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
 *     Wind River - Pawel Piech - Need a clarification on usage of IElement*Provider interfaces with update arrays (Bug 213609)
 *******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.viewers.model.provisional;

/**
 * Provides context sensitive labels. Can be registered as an adapter for an element,
 * or implemented directly.
 * 
 * @since 3.3
 */
public interface IElementLabelProvider {
	
	/**
	 * Updates the specified labels.
	 * 
	 * @param updates Each update specifies the element and context for which a label is requested and
	 *  stores label attributes.  The update array is guaranteed to have at least one element, and for  
	 *  all updates to have the same presentation context.   
	 */
	public void update(ILabelUpdate[] updates);
}