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 * Contributors:
 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.search.ui;
import org.eclipse.jface.action.IMenuManager;
import org.eclipse.ui.IViewPart;
/**
 * <p>
 * Interface for the search result view. The search result view is responsible
 * for managing the set of search result and delegates display of search results
 * to the appropriate <code>ISearchResultPage</code>. Clients may access the
 * search result view via the <code>NewSearchUI</code> facade class.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients
 * </p>
 * 
 * @see NewSearchUI#activateSearchResultView()
 * @see NewSearchUI#getSearchResultView()
 * 
 * @since 3.0
 */
public interface ISearchResultViewPart extends IViewPart {
	/**
	 * Search result pages should call this method to have the search results
	 * view contribute to their context menus.
	 * 
	 * @param menuManager
	 *            the menu manager the search result view should contribute to
	 */
	void fillContextMenu(IMenuManager menuManager);
	/**
	 * Returns the <code>ISearchResultPage</code> currently shown in this
	 * search view. Returns <code>null</code> if no page is currently shown.
	 * 
	 * @return the active <code>ISearchResultPage</code> or <code>null</code>
	 */
	ISearchResultPage getActivePage();
	
	/**
	 * Requests that the search view updates the label it is showing for search result
	 * pages. Typically, a search result page will call this method when the search result
	 * it's displaying is updated.
	 * @see ISearchResultPage#getLabel()
	 */
	void updateLabel();
}
