org.eclipse.linuxtools.tmf.analysis.xml.core/src/org/eclipse/linuxtools/tmf/analysis/xml/core/module/ITmfXmlTopLevelElement.java

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   9  * Contributors:
  10  *   Geneviève Bastien - Initial API and implementation
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  12
  13 package org.eclipse.linuxtools.tmf.analysis.xml.core.module;
  14
  15 /**
  16  * Interface implemented by all classes representing XML top-level elements, for
  17  * example state providers and views
  18  *
  19  * @author Geneviève Bastien
  20  */
  21 public interface ITmfXmlTopLevelElement {
  22
  23     /**
  24      * Get the requested value for an attribute. If the value is a pre-defined
  25      * value, we return the string corresponding in the defined values map in
  26      * the top-level XML element.
  27      *
  28      * @param name
  29      *            the string to get
  30      * @return the actual string value
  31      */
  32     String getAttributeValue(String name);
  33
  34 }