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11 package org.eclipse.jdt.core.util;
12
13 /**
14  * This class represents a generic class file attribute. It is intended to be extended
15  * for any new attribute.
16  *
17  * @since 2.0
18  */
19 public interface IClassFileAttribute {
20     
21     /**
22      * Answer back the attribute name index in the constant pool as specified
23      * in the JVM specifications.
24      *
25      * @return the attribute name index in the constant pool
26      */
27     int getAttributeNameIndex();
28
29     /**
30      * Answer back the attribute name as specified
31      * in the JVM specifications.
32      *
33      * @return the attribute name
34      */
35     char[] getAttributeName();
36
37     /**
38      * Answer back the attribute length as specified
39      * in the JVM specifications.
40      *
41      * @return the attribute length
42      */
43     long getAttributeLength();
44 }
45
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