IHierarchalThemeElementDefinition.java

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package org.eclipse.ui.internal.themes;

/**
 * A theme element whose value may default to that of another theme element.
 * 
 */
public interface IHierarchalThemeElementDefinition extends
        IThemeElementDefinition {

    /**
     * Return the id of the element this element defaults to.
     * 
     * @return the id of the element this element defaults to, or 
     * <code>null</code> if it does not default to another element.
     */
    String getDefaultsTo();
}