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/**
* This file is part of the CRISTAL-iSE kernel.
* Copyright (c) 2001-2014 The CRISTAL Consortium. All rights reserved.
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
* under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
* by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
* your option) any later version.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
* ANY WARRANTY; with out even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
* FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public
* License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
* along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
* Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA.
*
* http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/lgpl.html
*/
package com.c2kernel.collection;
import com.c2kernel.common.ObjectNotFoundException;
import com.c2kernel.entity.C2KLocalObject;
/**
* A collection that can be instantiated. Collection descriptions link Item
* descriptions together, which constrains membership of their instance.
*
*/
public interface CollectionDescription<E extends CollectionMember> extends C2KLocalObject {
/**
* Create a new instance of this collection.
* @return a new collection instance
* @throws ObjectNotFoundException When an essential piece of description
* data, such as a child Item PropertyDescription outcome, doesn't exist.
*/
public Collection<E> newInstance() throws ObjectNotFoundException;
}
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