2 files changed, 18 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/bridge/src/org/aspectj/bridge/IMessage.java b/bridge/src/org/aspectj/bridge/IMessage.java
index 7829633e9..b6050224e 100644
--- a/bridge/src/org/aspectj/bridge/IMessage.java
+++ b/bridge/src/org/aspectj/bridge/IMessage.java
@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@ public interface IMessage {
 	/** Return the ID of the message where applicable, see IProblem for list of valid IDs */
 	int getID();
 	
+	/** Return the start position of the problem (inclusive), or -1 if unknown. */
+	int getSourceStart();
+	
+	/** Return the end position of the problem (inclusive), or -1 if unknown. */
+	int getSourceEnd();
+	
 	/** @return Throwable associated with this message, or null if none */
 	Throwable getThrown();
 
diff --git a/bridge/src/org/aspectj/bridge/Message.java b/bridge/src/org/aspectj/bridge/Message.java
index b568f9641..02ecbb820 100644
--- a/bridge/src/org/aspectj/bridge/Message.java
+++ b/bridge/src/org/aspectj/bridge/Message.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ public class Message implements IMessage {
     private final List/*SourceLocation*/ extraSourceLocations;
     private final boolean declared; // Is it a DEOW ?
     private final int id; 
+    private final int sourceStart,sourceEnd;
         
     /**
      * Create a (compiler) error or warning message
@@ -63,14 +64,16 @@ public class Message implements IMessage {
 	 */
 	public Message(String message, String details, IMessage.Kind kind, 
 		ISourceLocation sourceLocation, Throwable thrown, ISourceLocation[] extraSourceLocations) {
-		this(message,details,kind,sourceLocation,thrown,extraSourceLocations,false,0);
+		this(message,details,kind,sourceLocation,thrown,extraSourceLocations,false,0,-1,-1);
 	}
 	
 	public Message(String message, String details, IMessage.Kind kind,
 	               ISourceLocation sLoc, Throwable thrown, ISourceLocation[] otherLocs,
-	               boolean declared,int id) {
+	               boolean declared,int id,int sourcestart,int sourceend) {
 		this.details = details;
 		this.id = id;
+		this.sourceStart = sourcestart;
+		this.sourceEnd = sourceend;
 		this.message = ((message!=null) ? message : ((thrown==null) ? null : thrown.getMessage()));
 		this.kind = kind;
 		this.sourceLocation = sLoc;
@@ -182,4 +185,11 @@ public class Message implements IMessage {
 		return id;
 	}
 
+	public int getSourceStart() {
+		return sourceStart;
+	}
+	
+	public int getSourceEnd() {
+		return sourceEnd;
+	}
 }