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 * Contributors:
 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.ui.part;

import org.eclipse.ui.PartInitException;

/**
 * Interface for a page in a pagebook view.
 * <p>
 * Pages should implement this interface.
 * </p>	
 * @see PageBookView
 * @see Page
 */
public interface IPageBookViewPage extends IPage {
    /**
     * Returns the site for this page. May be <code>null</code>
     * if no site has been set.
     *
     * @return the page site or <code>null</code>
     */
    public IPageSite getSite();

    /**
     * Initializes this page with the given page site.  
     * <p>
     * This method is automatically called by the workbench shortly after page 
     * construction.  It marks the start of the pages's lifecycle. Clients must 
     * not call this method.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param site the page site
     * @exception PartInitException if this page was not initialized successfully
     */
    public void init(IPageSite site) throws PartInitException;
}