org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.emf.type.core/src/org/eclipse/gmf/runtime/emf/type/core/IHintedType.java

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package org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.emf.type.core;

/**
 * A type that requires a semantic hint for view creation.
 * 
 * <p>
 * This interface may be implemented by clients if the class extends the
 * abstract implementation
 * {@link org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.emf.type.core.ElementType} as
 * {@link IElementType} is not meant to be implemented by clients.
 * </p>
 * 
 * @author cmahoney
 */
public interface IHintedType
    extends IElementType {

    /**
     * Gets the semantic hint required for view creation.
     * 
     * @return the semantic hint.
     */
    String getSemanticHint();
}