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11 package org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.env;
12
13 /**
14  * This interface denotes a compilation unit, providing its name and content.
15  */
16 public interface ICompilationUnit extends IDependent {
17 /**
18  * Answer the contents of the compilation unit.
19  *
20  * In normal use, the contents are requested twice.
21  * Once during the initial lite parsing step, then again for the
22  * more detailed parsing step.
23  * Implementors must never return null - return an empty char[] instead,
24  * CharOperation.NO_CHAR being the candidate of choice.
25  */
26 char[] getContents();
27 /**
28  * Answer the name of the top level public type.
29  * For example, {Hashtable}.
30  */
31 char[] getMainTypeName();
32 /**
33  * Answer the name of the package according to the directory structure
34  * or null if package consistency checks should be ignored.
35  * For example, {java, lang}.
36  */
37 char[][] getPackageName();
38 }
39
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