bundles/org.eclipse.core.databinding/src/org/eclipse/core/databinding/observable/list/IObservableList.java

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 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
 *     Brad Reynolds - bug 167204
 *     Matthew Hall - bug 208858
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package org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.list;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.ListIterator;

import org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.IObservableCollection;

/**
 * A list whose changes can be tracked by list change listeners.
 * 
 * @noextend This interface is not intended to be extended by clients.
 * @noimplement This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
 *              Clients should instead subclass one of the framework classes
 *              that implement this interface. Note that direct implementers of
 *              this interface outside of the framework will be broken in future
 *              releases when methods are added to this interface.
 * 
 * @see AbstractObservableList
 * @see ObservableList
 * 
 * @since 1.0
 */
public interface IObservableList extends List, IObservableCollection {
	
	/**
	 * Adds the given list change listener to the list of list change listeners.
	 * @param listener
	 */
	public void addListChangeListener(IListChangeListener listener);
	
	/**
	 * Removes the given list change listener from the list of list change listeners.
	 * Has no effect if the given listener is not registered as a list change listener.
	 * 
	 * @param listener
	 */
	public void removeListChangeListener(IListChangeListener listener);

	/**
	 * @TrackedGetter
	 */
    public int size();

	/**
	 * @TrackedGetter
	 */
    public boolean isEmpty();

	/**
	 * @TrackedGetter
	 */
    public boolean contains(Object o);

	/**
	 * @TrackedGetter
	 */
    public Iterator iterator();

	/**
	 * @TrackedGetter
	 */
    public Object[] toArray();

	/**
	 * @TrackedGetter
	 */
    public Object[] toArray(Object a[]);

	/**
	 * 
	 */
    public boolean add(Object o);

	/**
	 * 
	 */
    public boolean remove(Object o);

	/**
	 * @TrackedGetter
	 */
    public boolean containsAll(Collection c);

	/**
	 * 
	 */
    public boolean addAll(Collection c);

	/**
	 * 
	 */
    public boolean addAll(int index, Collection c);

	/**
	 * 
	 */
    public boolean removeAll(Collection c);

	/**
	 *
	 */
    public boolean retainAll(Collection c);

	/**
	 * @TrackedGetter
	 */
    public boolean equals(Object o);

	/**
	 * @TrackedGetter
	 */
    public int hashCode();

	/**
	 * @TrackedGetter
	 */
    public Object get(int index);

	/**
	 * 
	 */
    public Object set(int index, Object element);

	/**
	 * Moves the element located at <code>oldIndex</code> to
	 * <code>newIndex</code>. This method is equivalent to calling
	 * <code>add(newIndex, remove(oldIndex))</code>.
	 * <p>
	 * Implementors should deliver list change notification for the remove and
	 * add operations in the same ListChangeEvent, as this allows
	 * {@link ListDiff#accept(ListDiffVisitor)} to recognize the operation as a
	 * move.
	 * 
	 * @param oldIndex
	 *            the element's position before the move. Must be within the
	 *            range <code>0 &lt;= oldIndex &lt; size()</code>.
	 * @param newIndex
	 *            the element's position after the move. Must be within the
	 *            range <code>0 &lt;= newIndex &lt; size()</code>.
	 * @return the element that was moved.
	 * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException
	 *             if either argument is out of range (<code>0 &lt;= index &lt; size()</code>).
	 * @see ListDiffVisitor#handleMove(int, int, Object)
	 * @see ListDiff#accept(ListDiffVisitor)
	 * @since 1.1
	 */
	public Object move(int oldIndex, int newIndex);

	/**
	 * 
	 */
    public Object remove(int index);

	/**
	 * @TrackedGetter
	 */
    public int indexOf(Object o);

	/**
	 * @TrackedGetter
	 */
    public int lastIndexOf(Object o);

	/**
	 * @TrackedGetter
	 */
    public ListIterator listIterator();

	/**
	 * @TrackedGetter
	 */
    public ListIterator listIterator(int index);

	/**
	 * @TrackedGetter
	 */
    public List subList(int fromIndex, int toIndex);

	/**
	 * @return the type of the elements or <code>null</code> if untyped
	 */
	Object getElementType();
}