debug/org.eclipse.ptp.debug.core/pdi/org/eclipse/ptp/debug/core/pdi/model/aif/IAIFTypeArray.java

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package org.eclipse.ptp.debug.core.pdi.model.aif;

/**
 * Represents array type in IAIFType
 * @author clement
 *
 */
public interface IAIFTypeArray extends ITypeDerived {
	/**
	 * Returns the dimension of this array
	 * @return dimension of this array
	 */
	int getDimension();
	
	/**
	 * Returns an array of dimension size
	 * @return an array of dimension size
	 */
	int[] getDimensionDetails();
	
	/**
	 * Determines whether this array type is dimension or not
	 * @return true if this array type has dimension
	 */
	boolean isDimensionArray();
	
	/**
	 * Returns array type in given dimension position 
	 * @param dim_pos dimension position of current array
	 * @return array type
	 */
	IAIFTypeArray getAIFTypeArray(int dim_pos);
	
	/**
	 * Returns string format in given range
	 * @param range range number
	 * @return string format of the current type
	 */
	String toString(int range);
	
	/**
	 * Returns the lowest index of this array
	 * @return the lowest index of this array
	 */
	int getLow();
	
	/**
	 * Returns the highest index of this array
	 * @return the highest index of this array
	 */
	int getHigh();
	
	/**
	 * Returns the range of this array
	 * @return the range of this array
	 */
	int getRange();
	
	/**
	 * Returns base type of this array 
	 * @return base type of this array
	 */
	IAIFType getFoundationType();
}