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package groovy.lang;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * Represents the interface of a Range implementation which includes the
 * from and to values
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:james@coredevelopers.net">James Strachan</a>
 * @version $Revision$
 */
public interface Range extends List {

    
    /**
     * @return the lower value in the range
     */
    public Comparable getFrom();

    /**
     * @return the upper value in the range
     */
    public Comparable getTo();

    /**
     * @return true if this is a reverse range, iterating backwards
     * starting from the to value and ending on the from value
     */
    public boolean isReverse();

    /**
     * @return the verbose String representation of this Range as would be typed into a console
     * to create the Range instance
     */
    public String inspect();
}