platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/psi/PsiCompiledElement.java

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package com.intellij.psi;

/**
 * Represents an element in a Java library used in a project. References
 * to library classes/methods are always resolved to compiled elements;
 * to get the corresponding source code, if it is available,
 * {@link com.intellij.psi.PsiElement#getNavigationElement()} should be called.
 */
public interface PsiCompiledElement extends PsiElement {
  /**
   * Returns the corresponding PSI element in a decompiled file created by IDEA from
   * the library element.
   *
   * @return the counterpart of the element in decompiled file.
   */
  PsiElement getMirror();
}