GroupContainerDescription.java

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package org.eclipse.persistence.tools.workbench.framework.app;

/**
 * Describes a Component container which contains groups of other Components.
 * The end result of this group should be a single <code>Component</code>
 * describing the aggregated structure of all groups.
 *
 * @see org.eclipse.persistence.tools.workbench.framework.app.ComponentGroupDescription
 * @see org.eclipse.persistence.tools.workbench.framework.app.ComponentDescription
 * @see org.eclipse.persistence.tools.workbench.framework.app.MergeableContainer
 * @version 10.1.3
 */
public interface GroupContainerDescription extends ComponentContainerDescription,
                                                                ComponentDescription,
                                                                MergeableContainer
{
    /**
     * Adds a <code>ComponentGroupDescription</code> which describes a group
     * of <code>Component</code> objects to this container.
     */
    public void add(ComponentGroupDescription group);


    /**
     * Removes a <code>ComponentGroupDescription</code> which describes a group
     * of <code>Component</code> objects from this container.
     */
    public void remove(ComponentGroupDescription group);

}