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. Multi-dimensional arrays are represented by nested
 * IAIFTypeArray objects.
 * 
 * For example:
 * 
 * The descriptor "[r0..5is4][r0..9is4]f4" represents a two-dimensional array as
 * a 6-element array containing 10-element arrays of floats.
 * 
 * This array type contains the range information for only the first dimension
 * of the array, so getRanget.getLower() would return 0, getRange().getUpper()
 * would return 5.
 * 
 * The base type of this array is the sub-array, or "[r0..9is4]f4".
 * 
 * @author clement
 * 
 */
public interface IAIFTypeArray extends ITypeDerived {
	/**
	 * Returns base type of this array
	 * 
	 * @return base type of this array
	 */
	public IAIFType getBaseType();

	/**
	 * Returns the array range
	 * 
	 * @return array range
	 * @since 4.0
	 */
	public IAIFTypeRange getRange();
}