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package com.google.dart.engine.search;
import com.google.dart.engine.element.Element;
/**
* The interface <code>SearchPattern</code> defines the behavior common to objects that determine
* whether a given Dart element matches the elements being searched for. Specific kinds of patterns
* can be created using the static methods defined in the class {@link SearchPatternFactory}.
*
* @coverage dart.engine.search
*/
public interface SearchPattern {
/**
* Return the quality of the match if the given element matches this pattern, or {@code null} if
* the element does not match this pattern.
*
* @param element the element being matched against
* @return the quality of the match if the given element matches this pattern
*/
MatchQuality matches(Element element);
}