/*
* Copyright 2001-2006 C:1 Financial Services GmbH
*
* This software is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License Version 2.1, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
*
* This software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA
*/
package de.finix.contelligent;
import java.util.Iterator;
/**
* A {@link Component} which may hold other components as children.
*/
public interface Container extends Component {
/**
* Returns an <code>Iterator</code> over <code>String</code> instances
* representing the names of the subcomponents of this container.
*
* @return an <code>Iterator</code> value
*/
public Iterator getSubcomponentNames();
// public Iterator getSubcomponentNames(int start, int amount);
// ============================================================================
// property access methods:
// ============================================================================
// a read-only property without set-method (mode 'rn')
public boolean getHasChildren();
}
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