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 * Copyright (C) 2011 The Android Open Source Project
 *
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package com.android.tools.lint.detector.api;

/**
 * Information about a position in a file/document.
 * <p/>
 * <b>NOTE: This is not a public or final API; if you rely on this be prepared
 * to adjust your code for the next tools release.</b>
 */
public abstract class Position {
    /**
     * Returns the line number (0-based where the first line is line 0)
     *
     * @return the 0-based line number
     */
    public abstract int getLine();

    /**
     * The character offset
     *
     * @return the 0-based character offset
     */
    public abstract int getOffset();

    /**
     * Returns the column number (where the first character on the line is 0),
     * or -1 if unknown
     *
     * @return the 0-based column number
     */
    public abstract int getColumn();
}
