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 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
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package org.aspectj.org.eclipse.jdt.core.search;

/**
 * A search pattern defines how search results are found. Use <code>SearchEngine.createSearchPattern</code>
 * to create a search pattern.
 *
 * @see SearchEngine#createSearchPattern(org.aspectj.org.eclipse.jdt.core.IJavaElement, int)
 * @see SearchEngine#createSearchPattern(String, int, int, boolean)
 * @deprecated Since 3.0, the class
 * {@link org.aspectj.org.eclipse.jdt.core.search.SearchPattern} replaces this interface.
 */
public interface ISearchPattern {
	// used as a marker interface: contains no methods
}
