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package org.eclipse.compare.structuremergeviewer;
import org.eclipse.compare.ITypedElement;
/**
* An IDiffElement is used in the DiffTreeViewer
* to display the kind of change detected as the result of a two-way or three-way compare.
*
* The base interface ITypedElement provides a name, a type, and an image.
* IDiffElement adds API for maintaining a parent relationship.
*
* DiffTreeViewer works on a tree of IDiffElements.
* Leaf elements must implement the
* IDiffElement interface, inner nodes the IDiffContainer interface.
*
* IDiffElements are typically created as the result of performing
* a compare with the Differencer.
*
* Clients may implement this interface, or use one of the standard implementations,
* DiffElement, DiffContainer, or DiffNode.
*
* @see DiffTreeViewer
* @see DiffElement
* @see DiffContainer
* @see DiffNode
*/
public interface IDiffElement extends ITypedElement {
/**
* Returns the kind of difference as defined in Differencer.
*
* @return the kind of difference as defined in Differencer
*/
int getKind();
/**
* Returns the parent of this element.
* If the object is the root of a hierarchy null is returned.
*
* @return the parent of this element, or null if the element has no parent
*/
IDiffContainer getParent();
/**
* Sets the parent of this element.
*
* @param parent the new parent of this element, or null if this
* element is to have no parent
*/
void setParent(IDiffContainer parent);
}