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package org.apache.flex.compiler.tree.as;

import org.apache.flex.compiler.definitions.IClassDefinition;
import org.apache.flex.compiler.definitions.ITypeDefinition;
import org.apache.flex.compiler.projects.ICompilerProject;

/**
 * Represents a class that represents a typed collection. Currently in AS3 with
 * Flash Player 10+, this is restricted to the Vector type. A typed collection
 * will have an additional type that represents the contents that can be held
 * within the collection.
 */
public interface ITypedClassNode extends IClassDefinition
{
    /**
     * Resolves the type of the collection that this IAppliedVectorDefinition
     * contains
     * 
     * @param project an ICompilerProject to help with lookup
     * @return an {@link ITypeNode} or null if the collections type cannot be
     * resolved
     */
    ITypeDefinition resolveCollectionType(ICompilerProject project);

    /**
     * Returns the type of the collection that this IAppliedVectorDefinition
     * contains
     * 
     * @return the type of the collection
     */
    String getCollectionType();

    IExpressionNode getCollectionTypeNode();
}