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package org.eclipse.ui;
/**
* This adapter interface provides a way to test element containment
* in a model-independent way.
* The workbench uses this interface in certain views
* to test if a given resource is part of a working set.
*
* @since 2.1
*/
public interface IContainmentAdapter {
/**
* Checks whether the given element corresponds to the containment context.
*/
public static final int CHECK_CONTEXT = 1;
/**
* Checks whether the given element corresponds to a direct child of the
* containment context. Does not include the containment context itself.
*/
public static final int CHECK_IF_CHILD = 2;
/**
* Checks whether the given element corresponds to an ancestor of the
* containment context. Does not include the containment context itself.
*/
public static final int CHECK_IF_ANCESTOR = 4;
/**
* Checks whether the given element corresponds to a descendant of the
* containment context. Does not include the containment context itself.
*/
public static final int CHECK_IF_DESCENDANT = 8;
/**
* Returns whether the given element is considered contained
* in the specified containment context or if it is the context
* itself.
*
* @param containmentContext object that provides containment
* context for the element. This is typically a container object
* (e.g., IFolder) and may be the element object itself.
* @param element object that should be tested for containment
* @param flags one or more of CHECK_CONTEXT,
* CHECK_IF_CHILD, CHECK_IF_ANCESTOR,
* CHECK_IF_DESCENDENT logically ORed together.
*/
public boolean contains(Object containmentContext, Object element, int flags);
}