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package org.eclipse.jdt.core.search;
import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor;
/**
* A <code>MethodNameMatchRequestor</code> collects matches from a <code>searchAllMethodNames</code>
* query to a <code>SearchEngine</code>. Clients must subclass this abstract class and pass an instance to the
* {@link SearchEngine#searchAllMethodNames(
* char[] packageName,
* int pkgMatchRule,
* char[] declaringQualification,
* int declQualificationMatchRule,
* char[] delcaringSimpleName,
* int declSimpleNameMatchRule,
* char[] methodName,
* int methodMatchRule,
* IJavaSearchScope scope,
* MethodNameMatchRequestor methodRequestor,
* int waitingPolicy,
* IProgressMonitor progressMonitor)} method.
* <p>
* While {@link MethodNameRequestor} only reports method names information (e.g. package, enclosing types, method name, modifiers, etc.),
* this class reports {@link MethodNameMatch} objects instead, which store this information and can return
* an {@link org.eclipse.jdt.core.IMethod} handle.
* </p>
* <p>
* This class may be subclassed by clients.
* </p>
* @see MethodNameMatch
* @see MethodNameRequestor
*
* @since 3.12
*/
public abstract class MethodNameMatchRequestor {
/**
* Accepts a method name match ({@link MethodNameMatch}) which contains a method
* information as package name, enclosing types names, method name, modifiers, etc.
*
* @param match the match which contains all method information
*/
public abstract void acceptMethodNameMatch(MethodNameMatch match);
}