/* | |
* (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000, 2001. | |
* All Rights Reserved. | |
*/ | |
package org.eclipse.compare; | |
/** | |
* Common interface for objects with a modification date. The modification date | |
* can be used in the UI to give the user a general idea of how old an object is. | |
* <p> | |
* Clients may implement this interface. | |
* </p> | |
*/ | |
public interface IModificationDate { | |
/** | |
* Returns the modification time of this object. | |
* <p> | |
* Note that this value should only be used to give the user a general idea of how | |
* old the object is. | |
* | |
* @return the time of last modification, in milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT | |
*/ | |
long getModificationDate(); | |
} |