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package org.eclipse.ui;

import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath;

/**
 * This interface defines an editor input based on the local file system path
 * of a file.
 * <p>
 * Clients implementing this editor input interface should override
 * <code>Object.equals(Object) to answer true for two inputs
 * that are the same. The <code>IWorkbenchPage.openEditor APIs
 * are dependent on this to find an editor with the same input.
 * </p>

 * Path-oriented editors should support this as a valid input type, and
 * can allow full read-write editing of its content.
 * </p>

 * All editor inputs must implement the <code>IAdaptable interface;
 * extensions are managed by the platform's adapter manager.
 * </p>
 *
 * @see org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath
 * @since 3.0
 */
public interface IPathEditorInput extends IEditorInput {
    /**
     * Returns the local file system path of the file underlying this editor input.
     *
     * @return a local file system path
     */
    public IPath getPath();
}