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* Contributors:
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*******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.cdt.core.model;
import java.util.List;
/**
* Common protocol for C elements that contain other C elements.
*/
public interface IParent {
/**
* Returns the immediate children of this element.
* The children are in no particular order.
*
* @exception CModelException if this element does not exist or if an
* exception occurs while accessing its corresponding resource
*/
ICElement[] getChildren() throws CModelException;
/**
* returns the children of a certain type
*/
public List<ICElement> getChildrenOfType(int type) throws CModelException;
/**
* Returns whether this element has one or more immediate children.
* This is a convenience method, and may be more efficient than
* testing whether <code>getChildren</code> is an empty array.
*/
boolean hasChildren();
}