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-/*
- * (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000, 2001.
- * All Rights Reserved.
- */
-package org.eclipse.compare.structuremergeviewer;
-
-import java.util.Iterator;
-
-import org.eclipse.compare.ITypedElement;
-
-/**
- * Interface used to compare hierarchical structures.
- * It is used by the differencing engine.
- * <p>
- * Clients typically implement this interface in an adaptor class which
- * wrappers the objects to be compared.
- *
- * @see org.eclipse.compare.ResourceNode
- * @see Differencer
- */
-public interface IStructureComparator {
-
- /**
- * Returns an iterator for all children of this object or <code>null</code>
- * if there are no children.
- *
- * @return an array with all children of this object, or an empty array if there are no children
- */
- Object[] getChildren();
-
- /**
- * Returns whether some other object is "equal to" this one
- * with respect to a structural comparison. For example, when comparing
- * Java class methods, <code>equals</code> would return <code>true</code>
- * if two methods have the same signature (the argument names and the
- * method body might differ).
- *
- * @param other the reference object with which to compare
- * @return <code>true</code> if this object is the same as the other argument; <code>false</code> otherwise
- * @see java.lang.Object#equals
- */
- boolean equals(Object other);
-}

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