ICustomData.java

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package org.eclipse.gmf.runtime.common.ui.util;

/**
 * Interface for defining custom data used within clipboard/DND operations by
 * the transfer agent <code>CustomDataTransfer</code>
 * 
 * @author Vishy Ramaswamy
 */
public interface ICustomData {
    /**
     * Retrieves the format type
     * 
     * @return the format type
     */
    public String getFormatType();

    /**
     * Retrieves the data
     * 
     * @return the data as bytes
     */
    public byte[] getData();
}