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*
* SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
*
* Contributors:
* IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
*******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.ui.part;
/**
* This interface must be provided by Show In targets (parts listed in the Show
* In prompter). The part can either directly implement this interface, or
* provide it via <code>IAdaptable.getAdapter(IShowInTarget.class)</code>.
*
* @see org.eclipse.ui.IPageLayout#addShowInPart
*
* @since 2.1
*/
public interface IShowInTarget {
/**
* Shows the given context in this target. The target should check the context's
* selection for elements to show. If there are no relevant elements in the
* selection, then it should check the context's input.
*
* @param context the context to show
* @return <code>true</code> if the context could be shown, <code>false</code>
* otherwise
*/
boolean show(ShowInContext context);
}