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*
* SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
*
* Contributors:
* IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
*******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.ui;
/**
* Shows the given editor input. Used when an editor is being opened and an
* existing editor's input matches the one being opened.
* <p>
* Editors can optionally implement this interface, giving the editor the
* opportunity to show the given input if it represents a different subset of
* the editor's content than the one currently being shown.
* </p>
*
* @since 3.1
*/
public interface IShowEditorInput {
/**
* Shows the given input if it represents a different subset of the editor's
* content than the one currently being shown.
*
* @param editorInput the editor input to show
*/
void showEditorInput(IEditorInput editorInput);
}