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* Oracle - initial API and implementation
******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.jpt.common.utility.model.value;
import java.util.Iterator;
import org.eclipse.jpt.common.utility.model.Model;
/**
* Interface used to abstract collection accessing and
* change notification and make it more pluggable.
* <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 CollectionValueModel<E>
extends Model, Iterable<E>
{
/**
* Return the collection's values.
*/
Iterator<E> iterator();
String VALUES = "values"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* Return the size of the collection.
*/
int size();
}