ctf: potential memory optimization

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 * Contributors: Matthew Khouzam - Initial API and implementation
 * Contributors: Simon Marchi - Initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.linuxtools.ctf.core.event.types;

/**
 * The scope of a CTF definition. Used for compound types.
 *
 * @version 1.0
 * @author Matthew Khouzam
 * @author Simon Marchi
 */
public interface IDefinitionScope {

    /**
     * Gets the path in a C style for the scope.
     * @return the path
     */
    String getPath();

    /**
     * Looks up in this definition scope.
     *
     * @param lookupPath
     *            The path to look up
     * @return The Definition that was read
     */
    Definition lookupDefinition(String lookupPath);
}