http://www.eclipse.org/jdt: Java Development Tools Core (Eclipse Foundation) 
Copyright (c) 2000, 2009 IBM Corporation and others.
This program and the accompanying materials
are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
Contributors:
    IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation

/*******************************************************************************
 * Copyright (c) 2000, 2009 IBM Corporation and others.
 *
 * This program and the accompanying materials
 * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
 * https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
 *
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
 *
 * Contributors:
 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
 *******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.jdt.core.util;


Description of a local variable table entry as specified in the JVM specifications.
This interface may be implemented by clients.

Since:2.0
/**
 * Description of a local variable table entry as specified in the JVM specifications.
 *
 * This interface may be implemented by clients.
 *
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface ILocalVariableTableEntry {

	
Answer back the start pc of this entry as specified in
the JVM specifications.

Returns:the start pc of this entry as specified in
the JVM specifications
/**
	 * Answer back the start pc of this entry as specified in
	 * the JVM specifications.
	 *
	 * @return the start pc of this entry as specified in
	 * the JVM specifications
	 */
	int getStartPC();

	
Answer back the length of this entry as specified in
the JVM specifications.

Returns:the length of this entry as specified in
the JVM specifications
/**
	 * Answer back the length of this entry as specified in
	 * the JVM specifications.
	 *
	 * @return the length of this entry as specified in
	 * the JVM specifications
	 */
	int getLength();

	
Answer back the name index in the constant pool of this entry as specified in
the JVM specifications.

Returns:the name index in the constant pool of this entry as specified in
the JVM specifications
/**
	 * Answer back the name index in the constant pool of this entry as specified in
	 * the JVM specifications.
	 *
	 * @return the name index in the constant pool of this entry as specified in
	 * the JVM specifications
	 */
	int getNameIndex();

	
Answer back the descriptor index in the constant pool of this entry as specified in
the JVM specifications.

Returns:the descriptor index in the constant pool of this entry as specified in
the JVM specifications
/**
	 * Answer back the descriptor index in the constant pool of this entry as specified in
	 * the JVM specifications.
	 *
	 * @return the descriptor index in the constant pool of this entry as specified in
	 * the JVM specifications
	 */
	int getDescriptorIndex();

	
Answer back the index of this entry as specified in
the JVM specifications.

Returns:the index of this entry as specified in
the JVM specifications
/**
	 * Answer back the index of this entry as specified in
	 * the JVM specifications.
	 *
	 * @return the index of this entry as specified in
	 * the JVM specifications
	 */
	int getIndex();

	
Answer back the name of this entry as specified in
the JVM specifications.

Returns:the name of this entry as specified in
the JVM specifications
/**
	 * Answer back the name of this entry as specified in
	 * the JVM specifications.
	 *
	 * @return the name of this entry as specified in
	 * the JVM specifications
	 */
	char[] getName();

	
Answer back the descriptor of this entry as specified in
the JVM specifications.

Returns:the descriptor of this entry as specified in
the JVM specifications
/**
	 * Answer back the descriptor of this entry as specified in
	 * the JVM specifications.
	 *
	 * @return the descriptor of this entry as specified in
	 * the JVM specifications
	 */
	char[] getDescriptor();
}