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11 package org.eclipse.pde.ui.templates;
12
13 /**
14  * The classes that implement this interface are responsible for providing value
15  * of variables when asked. Variables are defined by templates and represent the
16  * current value of the template options set by the users.
17  *
18  * @since 2.0
19  */

20 public interface IVariableProvider {
21     /**
22      * Returns the value of the variable with a given name.
23      *
24      * @param variable
25      * the name of the variable
26      * @return the value of the specified variable
27      */

28     public Object JavaDoc getValue(String JavaDoc variable);
29
30 }
31
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