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/* $Id: IIterativeType.java,v 1.1.1.1 2001/02/24 04:59:04 raif Exp $ 
 * 
 * Copyright (C) 1997-2001 The Cryptix Foundation Limited. All rights reserved. 
 * 
 * Use, modification, copying and distribution of this software is subject to 
 * the terms and conditions of the Cryptix General Licence. You should have 
 * received a copy of the Cryptix General Licence along with this library; if 
 * not, you can download a copy from http://www.cryptix.org/ 
 */ 
package cryptix.asn1.lang; 
 
import java.util.ListIterator; 
 
/** 
 * The (additional) visible method of any ASN.1 compound type: ie. SEQUENCE, 
 * SET, SEQUENCE OF and SET OF.
 
 * 
 * @version $Revision: 1.1.1.1 $ 
 * @author  Raif S. Naffah 
 */ 
public interface IIterativeType extends IType { 
 
	/** 
	 * Returns an iterator over the constituants of a compound type that allows 
	 * modification of the contents. 
	 * 
	 * @return an iterator over the constituants of a compound type. 
	 */ 
	ListIterator iterator(); 
 
	/** 
	 * Returns the count of elements in the collection contained in a compound 
	 * type. 
	 * 
	 * @return the count of elements in the underlying collection of a compound 
	 * type. 
	 */ 
	int size(); 
}