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19
20 package org.netbeans.modules.xml.xam.ui.cookies;
21
22 import org.openide.nodes.Node;
23
24 /**
25  * CountChildrenCookie indicate the number of children a Node has,
26  * ideally without constructing the child nodes, which consumes time
27  * and resources.
28  *
29  *
30  * @author Nathan Fiedler
31  */
32 public interface CountChildrenCookie extends Node.Cookie {
33
34     /**
35      * Returns the number of children this node contains.
36      *
37      * @return number of children.
38      */
39     public int getChildCount();
40 }
41
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