/*
* GeoTools - The Open Source Java GIS Toolkit
* http://geotools.org
*
* (C) 2002-2008, Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo)
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
* version 2.1 of the License.
*
* This library 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.
*/
package org.geotools.util;
import java.util.Collection;
/**
* Collection that ensures that all elements are assignable to a given base type.
* The base {@linkplain #getElement type} is usually specified at collection
* construction time.
*
* @param <E> The type of elements in the collection.
*
* @since 2.4
* @source $URL$
* @version $Id$
* @author Martin Desruisseaux
*/
public interface CheckedCollection<E> extends Collection<E> {
/**
* Returns the element type.
*
* @return The element type.
*/
Class<E> getElementType();
}