/* | |
* (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000, 2001. | |
* All Rights Reserved. | |
*/ | |
package org.eclipse.compare.contentmergeviewer; | |
import org.eclipse.jface.text.Position; | |
import org.eclipse.jface.text.IDocument; | |
/** | |
* Defines a subrange in a document. | |
* <p> | |
* It is used by text viewers that can work on a subrange of a document. For example, | |
* a text viewer for Java compilation units might use this to restrict the view | |
* to a single method. | |
* </p> | |
* <p> | |
* Clients may implement this interface. | |
* </p> | |
* | |
* @see TextMergeViewer | |
* @see org.eclipse.compare.structuremergeviewer.DocumentRangeNode | |
*/ | |
public interface IDocumentRange { | |
public static final String RANGE_CATEGORY= "DocumentRangeCategory"; //$NON-NLS-1$ | |
/** | |
* Returns the underlying document. | |
* | |
* @return the underlying document | |
*/ | |
IDocument getDocument(); | |
/** | |
* Returns a position that specifies a subrange in the underlying document, | |
* or <code>null</code> if this document range spans the whole underlying document. | |
* | |
* @return a position that specifies a subrange in the underlying document, or <code>null</code> | |
*/ | |
Position getRange(); | |
} |