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 *     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
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package org.eclipse.jdt.core;

/**
 * Common protocol for Java elements that contain other Java elements.
 *
 * @noimplement This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
 */
public interface IParent {
    /**
     * Returns the immediate children of this element.
     * Unless otherwise specified by the implementing element,
     * the children are in no particular order.
     *
     * @exception JavaModelException if this element does not exist or if an
     *      exception occurs while accessing its corresponding resource
     * @return the immediate children of this element
     */
    IJavaElement[] getChildren() throws JavaModelException;

    /**
     * Returns whether this element has one or more immediate children.
     * This is a convenience method, and may be more efficient than
     * testing whether <code>getChildren</code> is an empty array.
     *
     * @exception JavaModelException if this element does not exist or if an
     *      exception occurs while accessing its corresponding resource
     * @return true if the immediate children of this element, false otherwise
     */
    boolean hasChildren() throws JavaModelException;
}