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package org.eclipse.jdt.core.util;

/**
 * Description of an enclosing method attribute as described in the JVM specifications
 * (added in J2SE 1.5).
 *
 * This interface may be implemented by clients.
 *
 * @since 3.0
 */
public interface IEnclosingMethodAttribute extends IClassFileAttribute {

	/**
	 * Answer back the enclosing class name as specified
	 * in the JVM specifications.
	 *
	 * @return the enclosing class name as specified
	 * in the JVM specifications
	 */
	char[] getEnclosingClass();

	/**
	 * Answer back the enclosing class name index.
	 *
	 * @return the enclosing class name index
	 */
	int getEnclosingClassIndex();

	/**
	 * Answer back the method descriptor of the enclosing method as specified
	 * in the JVM specifications.
	 *
	 * @return the method descriptor of the enclosing method as specified
	 * in the JVM specifications
	 */
	char[] getMethodDescriptor();

	/**
	 * Answer back the descriptor index of the enclosing method.
	 *
	 * @return the descriptor index of the enclosing method
	 */
	int getMethodDescriptorIndex();

	/**
	 * Answer back the name of the enclosing method as specified
	 * in the JVM specifications.
	 *
	 * @return the name of the enclosing method as specified
	 * in the JVM specifications
	 */
	char[] getMethodName();

	/**
	 * Answer back the name index of the enclosing method.
	 *
	 * @return the name index of the enclosing method
	 */
	int getMethodNameIndex();

	/**
	 * Answer back the name and type index of this attribute.
	 *
	 * @return the name and type index of this attribute
	 */
	int getMethodNameAndTypeIndex();
}