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* Contributors:
* IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.jdt.core.refactoring;
import org.eclipse.ltk.core.refactoring.participants.RefactoringProcessor;
import org.eclipse.jdt.core.IJavaElement;
/**
* An <code>IJavaElementMapper</code> provides methods to map an original
* elements to its refactored counterparts.
* <p>
* An <code>IJavaElementMapper</code> can be obtained via
* {@link RefactoringProcessor#getAdapter(Class)}.
* </p>
*
* @since 1.1
*/
public interface IJavaElementMapper {
/**
* Returns the refactored Java element for the given element.
* The returned Java element might not yet exist when the method
* is called.
* </p>
* Note that local variables <strong>cannot</strong> be mapped
* using this method.
* <p>
*
* @param element the element to be refactored
*
* @return the refactored element for the given element
*/
IJavaElement getRefactoredJavaElement(IJavaElement element);
}