ASF_20_SRC_AUTO/src/blocks/woody/java/org/apache/cocoon/woody/formmodel/ContainerWidget.java

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package org.apache.cocoon.woody.formmodel;
import java.util.Iterator;

/**
 * Interface to be implemented by Widgets which contain other widgets.
 *
 * @author Timothy Larson
 * @version $Id: ContainerWidget.java,v 1.7 2004/03/05 13:02:31 bdelacretaz Exp $
 */
public interface ContainerWidget extends Widget {
    
    /**
     * Adds a child widget.
     */
    public void addWidget(Widget widget);

    /**
     * Checks if there is a child widget with the given id.
     */
    public boolean hasWidget(String id);

    /**
     * Gets the child widget with the given id.
     * Returns null if there is no child with the given id.
     */
    public Widget getWidget(String id);

    /**
     * Returns an iterator over the widgets this object contains
     */
    public Iterator getChildren();

}