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* Rational Software - Initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.model;
import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.IBuffer;
import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.IOpenable;
/**
* A factory that creates <code>IBuffer</code>s for CFiles.
* <p>
* This interface may be implemented by clients.
* </p>
*
* This interface is similar to the JDT IBufferFactory interface.
*/
public interface IBufferFactory {
/**
* Creates a buffer for the given owner.
* The new buffer will be initialized with the contents of the owner
* if and only if it was not already initialized by the factory (a buffer is uninitialized if
* its content is <code>null</code>).
*
* @param owner the owner of the buffer
* @see IBuffer
*/
IBuffer createBuffer(IOpenable owner);
}