/*[INCLUDE-IF Sidecar18-SE]*/
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package com.ibm.dtfj.javacore.parser.framework.parser;

import java.util.Iterator;

import com.ibm.dtfj.javacore.builder.IImageBuilder;

/**
 * Parses a section of a javacore. Each javacore section has its own section parser.
 *
 */
public interface ISectionParser {
	/**
	 * Pass in a lookahead buffer that is shared amongst all section parsers, pass in the DTFJ factory
	 * to construct the DTFJ objects as tags are being parsed.
	 * @param lookAhead
	 * @param imageBuilder
	 * @throws ParserException
	 */
	public void readIntoDTFJ(ILookAheadBuffer lookAhead, IImageBuilder imageBuilder) throws ParserException;
	public Iterator getErrors();
	public String getSectionName();
	public boolean anyMatched();
}
