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package org.pentaho.reporting.engine.classic.core;
/**
* A RootLevelBand is directly connected with a report definition or a group. RootLevelBands are used as entry points
* for the content creation.
*
* @author Thomas Morgner
*/
public interface RootLevelBand extends ReportElement {
/**
* Returns the number of subreports attached to this root level band.
*
* @return the number of subreports.
*/
public int getSubReportCount();
/**
* Returns the subreport at the given index-position.
*
* @param index
* the index
* @return the subreport stored at the given index.
* @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
* if there is no such subreport.
*/
public SubReport getSubReport( int index );
/**
* Returns all sub-reports as array.
*
* @return the sub-reports as array.
*/
public SubReport[] getSubReports();
}