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11 package org.eclipse.pde.core.plugin;
12
13 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
14 /**
15  * A model object that represents the content of the plugin.xml
16  * file.
17  */
18 public interface IPlugin extends IPluginBase {
19     /**
20      * A property that will be used when the plug-in activator
21      * field is changed.
22      */
23     String JavaDoc P_CLASS_NAME = "class"; //$NON-NLS-1$
24
25     /**
26      * Returns a plug-in activator class name
27      * @return plug-in activator class name or <samp>null</samp> if not specified.
28      */
29     String JavaDoc getClassName();
30
31     /**
32      * Sets the name of the plug-in activator class.
33      * This method will throw a CoreException
34      * if the model is not editable.
35      *
36      * @param className the new class name
37      */
38     void setClassName(String JavaDoc className) throws CoreException;
39     
40 }
41
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