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/*
 * 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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