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 * Contributors:
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package org.eclipse.jst.ws.jaxws.dom.runtime.validation;

import org.eclipse.core.resources.IResource;
import org.eclipse.jst.ws.jaxws.utils.annotations.ILocator;

/**
 * Interface that provides information on where the problem marker should be set/removed 
 * 
 * @author Georgi Vachkov
 */
public interface IProblemLocation 
{
	/**
	 * The resource on which the marker to be set or removed
	 * @return not <code>null</code> {@link IResource} instance
	 */
	public IResource getResource();
	
	/**
	 * The exact location in code where the marker to be put
	 * @return the {@link ILocator} instance to define the start char and length of text
	 * to be underlined by the marker. This method might return <code>null</code> in case
	 * location info is not relevant - for example when marker just needs to be removed.
	 */
	public ILocator getLocator();
}