1 /* 2 * Copyright (C) 2009 The Android Open Source Project 3 * 4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); 5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at 7 * 8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 9 * 10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, 12 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. 13 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and 14 * limitations under the License. 15 */ 16 17 package com.android.sdklib.internal.repository; 18 19 /** 20 * Interface for elements that can provide a description of themselves. 21 */ 22 public interface IDescription { 23 24 /** 25 * Returns a description of the given element. Cannot be null. 26 * <p/> 27 * A description is a multi-line of text, typically much more 28 * elaborate than what {@link #toString()} would provide. 29 */ 30 public abstract String getShortDescription(); 31 32 /** 33 * Returns a description of the given element. Cannot be null. 34 * <p/> 35 * A description is a multi-line of text, typically much more 36 * elaborate than what {@link #toString()} would provide. 37 */ 38 public abstract String getLongDescription(); 39 40 } 41