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*
* Contributors:
* IBM - Initial API and implementation
* Markus Schorn (Wind River Systems)
*******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast;
/**
* Models bindings for macro names.
*
* @noextend This interface is not intended to be extended by clients.
* @noimplement This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
*/
public interface IMacroBinding extends IBinding {
/**
* Returns <code>true</code> if this is a function-style macro.
* @since 5.0
*/
boolean isFunctionStyle();
/**
* Returns <code>true</code> if this is a dynamic macro.
* @since 5.0
*/
boolean isDynamic();
/**
* Returns the parameter names or <code>null</code> if this is not a function style macro.
*/
char[][] getParameterList();
/**
* Returns the expansion of this macro definition, or <code>null</code> if the definition is not
* available. For dynamic macros an exemplary image is returned.
* @since 5.0
*/
char[] getExpansion();
/**
* Returns the parameter list where the name of the last parameter is changed if this is a variadic macro,
* or <code>null</code> if this is not a function style macro.
* The parameter '...' will be changed to '__VA_ARGS__'
* Parameters like 'a...' will be changed to 'a'.
* @since 5.0
*/
char[][] getParameterPlaceholderList();
/**
* Returns the image of the expansion (also containing comments), or <code>null</code> if the definition
* is not available. For dynamic macros an exemplary image is returned.
* @since 5.0
*/
char[] getExpansionImage();
}