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* IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.jface.fieldassist;
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
* IContentProposalProvider provides an array of IContentProposals that are
* appropriate for a textual dialog field, given the field's current content and
* the current cursor position.
*
* @since 1.0
*
* @see SimpleContentProposalProvider
*/
public interface IContentProposalProvider extends Serializable {
/**
* Return an array of content proposals representing the valid proposals for a
* field.
*
* @param contents
* the current contents of the text field
* @param position
* the current position of the cursor in the contents
*
* @return the array of {@link IContentProposal} that represent valid
* proposals for the field.
*/
IContentProposal[] getProposals(String contents, int position);
}