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19
20 package org.netbeans.modules.xml.xam;
21
22 import java.util.Collection JavaDoc;
23 import java.util.List JavaDoc;
24
25 /**
26  * A component in model.
27  *
28  */

29 public interface Component<C extends Component> {
30     
31     /**
32      * @return parent component.
33      */

34     C getParent();
35     
36     /**
37      * @return the unmodifiable list of child components.
38      */

39     List JavaDoc<C> getChildren();
40
41     /**
42      * @param type Interested children type to return.
43      * @return unmodifiable list of directly contained component of specified type.
44      */

45     <T extends C> List JavaDoc<T> getChildren(Class JavaDoc<T> type);
46     
47     /**
48      * @param types Interested children type to return.
49      * @return unmodifiable list of directly contained component of specified types.
50      */

51     List JavaDoc<C> getChildren(Collection JavaDoc<Class JavaDoc<? extends C>> types);
52     
53     /**
54      * @return the model where this element is being used or null if not
55      * currently part of a model.
56      */

57     Model getModel();
58
59     /**
60      * Returns a copy of this component for adding into the given parent component.
61      */

62     Component copy(C parent);
63     
64     /**
65      * Returns true if given component can be added as this component child.
66      */

67     boolean canPaste(Component child);
68
69 }
70
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