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org.eclipse.jface.text.source
Interface IAnnotationAccess

All Known Implementing Classes:: DefaultMarkerAnnotationAccess

public interface IAnnotationAccess

An annotation access provides access to information that is not available via the API of Annotation. With version 3.0 all this information is now available from the annotation itself.

In order to provide backward compatibility for clients of IAnnotationAccess, extension interfaces are used as a means of evolution. The following extension interfaces exist:

IAnnotationAccessExtension since version 3.0 replacing all methods in that interface
IAnnotationAccessExtension2 since version 3.2 allowing to set a quick assist assistant to an annotation access.

Clients usually implement this interface and its extension interfaces.

Since:: 2.1
See Also:: IAnnotationAccessExtension, Annotation

Method Summary

Object getType ( Annotation annotation)
          Deprecated. use Annotation.getType()

boolean isMultiLine ( Annotation annotation)
          Deprecated. assumed to always return true

boolean isTemporary ( Annotation annotation)
          Deprecated. use Annotation.isPersistent()

Method Detail

getType


Object getType(
Annotation annotation)

Deprecated. use Annotation.getType()

Returns the type of the given annotation.

Parameters:: annotation - the annotation
Returns:: the type of the given annotation or null if it has none.

isMultiLine

boolean isMultiLine(
Annotation annotation)

Deprecated. assumed to always return true

Returns whether the given annotation spans multiple lines.

Parameters:: annotation - the annotation
Returns:: true if the annotation spans multiple lines, false otherwise

isTemporary

boolean isTemporary(
Annotation annotation)

Deprecated. use Annotation.isPersistent()

Returns whether the given annotation is temporary rather than persistent.

Parameters:: annotation - the annotation
Returns:: true if the annotation is temporary, false otherwise