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* Contributors:
* QNX Software Systems - Initial API and implementation
*******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.model;
import org.eclipse.debug.core.DebugException;
/**
* Provides the ability to present a variable as an array of the same type.
*/
public interface ICastToArray extends ICastToType {
/**
* Returns whether this element can be currently casted to array.
*
* @return whether this element can be currently casted to array
*/
boolean canCastToArray();
/**
* Performs the casting. The element is transformed to the array of the same type.
*
* @param startIndex the index of the first element of the array. 0 means that
* the original element is the first member of the array.
* @param length tha array size
* @throws DebugException
*/
void castToArray( int startIndex, int length ) throws DebugException;
}