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11 package org.eclipse.ui.texteditor;
12
13 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
14 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.content.IContentType;
15
16
17 /**
18  * Extension interface for {@link org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.IDocumentProvider}.
19  * Extends a document provider with the ability to query the content type
20  * of a given element.
21  * <p>
22  * This interface may be implemented by clients.
23  * </p>
24  *
25  * @see org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.IDocumentProvider
26  * @since 3.1
27  */
28 public interface IDocumentProviderExtension4 {
29
30     /**
31      * Returns the content type of for the given element or
32      * <code>null</code> if none could be determined. If the element's
33      * document can be saved, the returned content type is determined by the
34      * document's current content.
35      *
36      * @param element the element
37      * @return the content type or <code>null</code>
38      * @throws CoreException if reading or accessing the underlying store
39      * fails
40      */
41     IContentType getContentType(Object JavaDoc element) throws CoreException;
42 }
43
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