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package org.eclipse.jface.text;
/**
* Extension interface for {@link org.eclipse.jface.text.IDocumentPartitioner}.
* <p>
* Replaces the original concept of the document partitioner by returning the
* minimal region that includes all partition changes caused by the invocation
* of the document partitioner.
* The method <code>documentChanged2</code> is considered the replacement of
* {@link org.eclipse.jface.text.IDocumentPartitioner#documentChanged(DocumentEvent)}.
*
* @since 2.0
*/
public interface IDocumentPartitionerExtension {
/**
* The document has been changed. The partitioner updates the document's
* partitioning and returns the minimal region that comprises all partition
* changes caused in response to the given document event. This method
* returns <code>null</code> if the partitioning did not change.
* <p>
*
* Will be called by the connected document and is not intended to be used
* by clients other than the connected document.
* <p>
* Replaces {@link IDocumentPartitioner#documentChanged(DocumentEvent)}.
*
* @param event the event describing the document change
* @return the region of the document in which the partition type changed or <code>null</code>
*/
IRegion documentChanged2(DocumentEvent event);
}