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* IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom.rewrite;
/**
* A tracked node position is returned when a rewrite change is
* requested to be tracked.
* <p>
* This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
* </p>
*
* @see ASTRewrite#track(org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom.ASTNode)
*
* Provisional API: This class/interface is part of an interim API that is still under development and expected to
* change significantly before reaching stability. It is being made available at this early stage to solicit feedback
* from pioneering adopters on the understanding that any code that uses this API will almost certainly be broken
* (repeatedly) as the API evolves.
*/
public interface ITrackedNodePosition {
/**
* Returns the original or modified start position of the tracked node depending if called before
* or after the rewrite is applied. <code>-1</code> is returned for removed nodes.
*
* @return the original or modified start position of the tracked node
*/
public int getStartPosition();
/**
* Returns the original or modified length of the tracked node depending if called before
* or after the rewrite is applied. <code>-1</code> is returned for removed nodes.
*
* @return the original or modified length of the tracked node
*/
public int getLength();
}