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* Contributors:
* QNX Software Systems - Initial API and implementation
*******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.cdt.internal.ui.editor;
import java.util.Iterator;
import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ITranslationUnit;
/**
* ICAnnotation
*
* Interface of annotations representing markers
* and problems.
*
* @see org.eclipse.core.resources.IMarker
* @see org.eclipse.cdt.core.parser.IProblem
*/
public interface ICAnnotation {
/**
* @see org.eclipse.jface.text.source.Annotation#getType()
*/
String getType();
/**
* @see org.eclipse.jface.text.source.Annotation#isPersistent()
*/
boolean isPersistent();
/**
* @see org.eclipse.jface.text.source.Annotation#isMarkedDeleted()
*/
boolean isMarkedDeleted();
/**
* @see org.eclipse.jface.text.source.Annotation#getText()
*/
String getText();
/**
* Returns whether this annotation is overlaid.
*
* @return <code>true</code> if overlaid
*/
boolean hasOverlay();
/**
* Returns the overlay of this annotation.
*
* @return the annotation's overlay
*/
ICAnnotation getOverlay();
/**
* Returns an iterator for iterating over the
* annotation which are overlaid by this annotation.
*
* @return an iterator over the overlaid annotations
*/
Iterator<ICAnnotation> getOverlaidIterator();
/**
* Adds the given annotation to the list of
* annotations which are overlaid by this annotations.
*
* @param annotation the problem annotation
*/
void addOverlaid(ICAnnotation annotation);
/**
* Removes the given annotation from the list of
* annotations which are overlaid by this annotation.
*
* @param annotation the problem annotation
*/
void removeOverlaid(ICAnnotation annotation);
/**
* Tells whether this annotation is a problem
* annotation.
*
* @return <code>true</code> if it is a problem annotation
*/
boolean isProblem();
/**
* Returns the compilation unit corresponding to the document on which the annotation is set
* or <code>null</code> if no corresponding co0mpilationunit exists.
*/
ITranslationUnit getTranslationUnit();
String[] getArguments();
int getId();
/**
* Returns the marker type associated to this problem or <code>null<code> if no marker type
* can be evaluated. See also {@link org.eclipse.cdt.ui.text.IProblemLocation#getMarkerType()}.
*
* @return the type of the marker which would be associated to the problem or
* <code>null<code> if no marker type can be evaluated.
*/
String getMarkerType();
}