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package org.eclipse.jdt.core.util;
/**
* This class represents a generic class file attribute. It is intended to be extended
* for any new attribute.
*
* @since 2.0
*/
public interface IClassFileAttribute {
/**
* Answer back the attribute name index in the constant pool as specified
* in the JVM specifications.
*
* @return the attribute name index in the constant pool
*/
int getAttributeNameIndex();
/**
* Answer back the attribute name as specified
* in the JVM specifications.
*
* @return the attribute name
*/
char[] getAttributeName();
/**
* Answer back the attribute length as specified
* in the JVM specifications.
*
* @return the attribute length
*/
long getAttributeLength();
}