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11 package org.eclipse.pde.core.plugin;
12
13 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
14 import org.eclipse.pde.core.IIdentifiable;
15
16 /**
17  * Classes that implement this interface model the extension
18  * element found in the plug-in or fragment manifest.
19  */
20 public interface IPluginExtension extends IPluginParent, IIdentifiable {
21     /**
22      * A name of the property that will be used to
23      * notify about the "point" change
24      */
25     String JavaDoc P_POINT = "point"; //$NON-NLS-1$
26 /**
27      * Returns the full Id of the extension point that this extension
28      * is plugged into.
29      */
30     String JavaDoc getPoint();
31     /**
32      * Returns the schema for the extension point that this extension
33      * is plugged into or <samp>null</samp> if not found.
34      * <p>This method is an implementation detail - schema object
35      * is not needed for clients outside PDE and should not be used.
36      */
37     Object JavaDoc getSchema();
38     /**
39      * Sets the value of the extension point Id
40      * This method will throw a CoreException if
41      * this model is not editable.
42      * @param point the new extension point Id
43      */
44     void setPoint(String JavaDoc point) throws CoreException;
45 }
46
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