IPropertySourceExtension.java

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package org.eclipse.wst.sse.ui.views.properties;

/**
 * Declares that this IPropertySource might support outright removal of a
 * property
 * 
 * @since 1.0
 */
public interface IPropertySourceExtension {

	/**
	 * Returns true if the property matching the given name can be removed,
	 * false otherwise.
	 * 
	 * @param name
	 *            the name of the property
	 * @return whether the property matching this name can be removed
	 */
	boolean isPropertyRemovable(Object name);

	/**
	 * Removes the property with the given displayed name. If no such property
	 * exists, nothing is done.
	 * 
	 * @param name
	 *            the displayed name of the property
	 */
	void removeProperty(Object name);
}