IExtendedModifier.java

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package org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom;

/**
 * Common interface for AST nodes that represent modifiers or
 * annotations.
 * <pre>
 * ExtendedModifier:
 *   Modifier
 *   Annotation
 * </pre>
 * 
 * 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 IExtendedModifier {

	/**
	 * Returns whether this extended modifier is a standard modifier.
	 *
	 * @return <code>true</code> if this is a standard modifier
	 * (instance of {@link Modifier}), and <code>false</code> otherwise
	 */
	public boolean isModifier();
}