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package org.apache.flex.compiler.ant.config;

/**
 * Provides a base class for Configuration Variables that can take on multiple values.
 *
 * Consumers of this class must implement the <code>add</code> method.
 */
public abstract class RepeatableConfigVariable extends BaseConfigVariable
{
    /**
     * Creates a <code>RepeatableConfigVariable</code> instance with the specified <code>OpitonSpec</code>.
     */
    protected RepeatableConfigVariable(OptionSpec spec)
    {
        super(spec);
    }

    /**
     * Adds <code>value</code> as a value to this <code>RepeatableConfigVariable</code>.
     *
     * @param value the value to this <code>RepeatableConfigVariable</code>
     */
    public abstract void add(String value);

    /**
     * Adds every String in <code>values</code> as a value of this <code>RepeatableConfigVariable</code> by calling the <code>add</code> method with each String as an argument.
     * @param values an array of Strings
     */
    public void addAll(String[] values)
    {
        for (int i = 0; i < values.length; i++)
        {
            this.add(values[i]);
        }
    }
}