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 * Contributors:
 *     Oracle - initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.jpt.common.utility.model.value;

/**
 * Extend {@link CollectionValueModel} to allow the setting of the
 * collection's values.
 * <p>
 * Provisional API: This interface is part of an interim API that is still
 * under development and expected to change significantly before reaching
 * stability. It is available at this early stage to solicit feedback from
 * pioneering adopters on the understanding that any code that uses this API
 * will almost certainly be broken (repeatedly) as the API evolves.
 * 
 * @param <E> the type of values held by the model
 */
public interface WritableCollectionValueModel<E>
	extends CollectionValueModel<E>
{

	/**
	 * Set the values and fire a collection change notification.
	 * @see CollectionValueModel#VALUES
	 */
	void setValues(Iterable<E> values);

}