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 * Contributors:
 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.debug.internal.core.stringsubstitution;

import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;

/**
 * Resolves the value for a string variable. A variable extension contributes
 * a resolver for context sensitive variables, which must implement this
 * interface.
 * 
 * @since 3.0
 */
public interface IStringVariableResolver {

	/**
	 * Resolves and returns a value for the specified variable when referenced
	 * with the given argument, possibly <code>null</code>
	 *  
	 * @param variable variable to resolve a value for
	 * @param argument argument present in expression or <code>null</code> if none
	 * @return variable value, possibly <code>null</code>
	 * @throws CoreException if unable to resolve a value for the given variable
	 */
	public String resolveValue(IStringVariable variable, String argument) throws CoreException;
}