| /******************************************************************************* |
| * Copyright (c) 2004, 2005 IBM Corporation and others. |
| * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials |
| * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 |
| * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at |
| * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html |
| * |
| * Contributors: |
| * IBM - Initial API and implementation |
| *******************************************************************************/ |
| package org.eclipse.core.internal.utils; |
| |
| /** |
| * A string pool participant is used for sharing strings between several |
| * unrelated parties. Typically a single <code>StringPool</code> instance |
| * will be created, and a group of participants will be asked to store their |
| * strings in the pool. This allows participants to share equal strings |
| * without creating explicit dependencies between each other. |
| * <p> |
| * Clients may implement this interface. |
| * </p> |
| * |
| * @see StringPool |
| * @since 3.1 |
| */ |
| public interface IStringPoolParticipant { |
| /** |
| * Instructs this participant to share its strings in the provided |
| * pool. |
| */ |
| public void shareStrings(StringPool pool); |
| } |
