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package org.eclipse.dltk.core.search;

import org.eclipse.dltk.internal.core.search.processing.IJob;


/**
 * <p>
 * This interface defines the constants used by the search engine.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * This interface declares constants only; it is not intended to be implemented.
 * </p>
 */
public interface IDLTKSearchConstants {

	/**
	 * The nature of searched element or the nature
	 * of match in unknown.
	 */
	int UNKNOWN = -1;
	
	/* Nature of searched element */
	
	/**
	 * The searched element is a type, which may include classes, interfaces,
	 * enums, and annotation types.
	 */
	int TYPE= 0;

	/**
	 * The searched element is a method.
	 */
	int METHOD= 1;

	/**
	 * The searched element is a package.
	 */
//	int PACKAGE= 2;

	/**
	 * The searched element is a constructor.
	 */
//	int CONSTRUCTOR= 3;

	/**
	 * The searched element is a field.
	 */
	int FIELD= 2;

	/**
	 * The searched element is an annotation type.
	 * More selective than using {@link #TYPE}.
	 *
	 */
	int ANNOTATION_TYPE= 8;


	/* Nature of match */

	/**
	 * The search result is a declaration.
	 * Can be used in conjunction with any of the nature of searched elements
	 * so as to better narrow down the search.
	 */
	int DECLARATIONS= 0;

//	/**
//	 * The search result is a type that implements an interface or extends a class. 
//	 * Used in conjunction with either TYPE or CLASS or INTERFACE, it will
//	 * respectively search for any type implementing/extending a type,
//	 * or rather exclusively search for classes implementing/extending the type, or
//	 * interfaces extending the type.
//	 */
//	int IMPLEMENTORS= 1;

	/**
	 * The search result is a reference.
	 * Can be used in conjunction with any of the nature of searched elements
	 * so as to better narrow down the search.
	 * References can contain implementers since they are more generic kind
	 * of matches.
	 */
	int REFERENCES= 1;

	/**
	 * The search result is a declaration, a reference, or an implementer 
	 * of an interface.
	 * Can be used in conjunction with any of the nature of searched elements
	 * so as to better narrow down the search.
	 */
	int ALL_OCCURRENCES= 2;

//	/**
//	 * When searching for field matches, it will exclusively find read accesses, as
//	 * opposed to write accesses. Note that some expressions are considered both
//	 * as field read/write accesses: for example, x++; x+= 1;
//	 * 
//	 */
//	int READ_ACCESSES = 4;
//	
//	/**
//	 * When searching for field matches, it will exclusively find write accesses, as
//	 * opposed to read accesses. Note that some expressions are considered both
//	 * as field read/write accesses: for example,  x++; x+= 1;
//	 * 
//	 */
//	int WRITE_ACCESSES = 5;

	/**
	 * Ignore declaring type while searching result.
	 * Can be used in conjunction with any of the nature of match.
	 *
	 */
	int IGNORE_DECLARING_TYPE = 0x10;

	/**
	 * Ignore return type while searching result.
	 * Can be used in conjunction with any of the nature of match.
	 * Note that:
	 * <ul>
	 * 	<li>for fields search, pattern will ignore field type</li>
	 * 	<li>this flag will have no effect for types search</li>
	 *	</ul>
	 *
	 */
	int IGNORE_RETURN_TYPE = 0x20;
	

	/* Waiting policies */
	
	/**
	 * The search operation starts immediately, even if the underlying indexer
	 * has not finished indexing the workspace. Results will more likely
	 * not contain all the matches.
	 */
	int FORCE_IMMEDIATE_SEARCH = IJob.ForceImmediate;
	/**
	 * The search operation throws an <code>org.eclipse.core.runtime.OperationCanceledException</code>
	 * if the underlying indexer has not finished indexing the workspace.
	 */
	int CANCEL_IF_NOT_READY_TO_SEARCH = IJob.CancelIfNotReady;
	/**
	 * The search operation waits for the underlying indexer to finish indexing 
	 * the workspace before starting the search.
	 */
	int WAIT_UNTIL_READY_TO_SEARCH = IJob.WaitUntilReady;
	
	
}