IStructuredContentProvider.java

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package org.eclipse.jface.viewers;

/**
 * An interface to content providers for structured viewers.
 *
 * @see StructuredViewer
 */
public interface IStructuredContentProvider extends IContentProvider {
    /**
     * Returns the elements to display in the viewer 
     * when its input is set to the given element. 
     * These elements can be presented as rows in a table, items in a list, etc.
     * The result is not modified by the viewer.
     *
     * @param inputElement the input element
     * @return the array of elements to display in the viewer
     */
    public Object[] getElements(Object inputElement);
}