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 * Contributors:
 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.internal.compiler.env;

/**
 * This interface denotes a compilation unit, providing its name and content.
 */
public interface ICompilationUnit extends IDependent {
/**
 * Answer the contents of the compilation unit.
 *
 * In normal use, the contents are requested twice.
 * Once during the initial lite parsing step, then again for the
 * more detailed parsing step.
 */
char[] getContents();
/**
 * Answer the name of the top level public type.
 * For example, {Hashtable}.
 */
char[] getMainTypeName();
/**
 * Answer the name of the package according to the directory structure
 * or null if package consistency checks should be ignored.
 * For example, {java, lang}.
 */
char[][] getPackageName();
}
