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  package openjdk.source.tree;
  
  import jdkx.lang.model.element.Element;
  import jdkx.lang.model.element.ExecutableElement;
  import jdkx.lang.model.element.TypeElement;
  
  /**
   * Interface for determining locally available program elements, such as
   * local variables and imports.
   * Upon creation, a Scope is associated with a given program position;
   * for example, a {@linkplain Tree tree node}. This position may be used to
   * infer an enclosing method and/or class.
   *
   * <p>A Scope does not itself contain the details of the elements corresponding
   * to the parameters, methods and fields of the methods and classes containing
   * its position. However, these elements can be determined from the enclosing
   * elements.
   *
   * <p>Scopes may be contained in an enclosing scope. The outermost scope contains
   * those elements available via "star import" declarations; the scope within that
   * contains the top level elements of the compilation unit, including any named
   * imports.
   *
   * @since 1.6
   */
  public interface Scope {
      /**
       * Returns the enclosing scope.
       * @return the enclosing scope
       */
      public Scope getEnclosingScope();
  
      /**
       * Returns the innermost type element containing the position of this scope.
       * @return the innermost enclosing type element
       */
      public TypeElement getEnclosingClass();
  
      /**
       * Returns the innermost executable element containing the position of this scope.
       * @return the innermost enclosing method declaration
       */
      public ExecutableElement getEnclosingMethod();
  
      /**
       * Returns the elements directly contained in this scope.
       * @return the elements contained in this scope
       */
      public Iterable<? extends Element> getLocalElements();
  }
  