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14
15 package org.apache.hivemind;
16
17
18 /**
19  * Represents a location within a resource; this is universally
20  * used to support error reporting, by relating run-time objects
21  * back to specific locations wtihin specific resources.
22  *
23  * @author Howard M. Lewis Ship, glongman@intelligentworks.com
24  */
25 public interface Location
26 {
27     /**
28      * The resource containing the location.
29      */
30     public Resource getResource();
31     
32     /**
33      * A position inside the resource. The format of the position
34      * is implementation specific.
35      */
36     public String JavaDoc getPosition();
37     
38 }
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