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#if !defined(XALANNODELIST_HEADER_GUARD_1357924680)
#define XALANNODELIST_HEADER_GUARD_1357924680


#include "XalanDOMDefinitions.hpp"


namespace XALAN_CPP_NAMESPACE {


class XalanNode;


class XALAN_DOM_EXPORT XalanNodeList
{
public:

    XalanNodeList();

    virtual
    ~XalanNodeList();

    /** @name Get functions. */
    //@{
    /**
     * Returns the <code>index</code>th item in the collection. 
     *
     * If <code>index</code> is greater than or equal to the number of nodes in 
     * the list, this returns <code>null</code>.
     *
     * @param index Index into the collection.
     * @return The node at the <code>index</code>th position in the 
     *   <code>NodeList</code>, or <code>null</code> if that is not a valid 
     *   index.
     */
    virtual XalanNode*
    item(XalanSize_t    index) const = 0;

    /**
     * Returns the number of nodes in the list. 
     *
     * The range of valid child node indices is 0 to <code>length-1</code> inclusive. 
     */
    virtual XalanSize_t
    getLength() const = 0;

protected:

    XalanNodeList(const XalanNodeList&  theSource);

    XalanNodeList&
    operator=(const XalanNodeList&  theSource);

    bool
    operator==(const XalanNodeList&     theRHS) const;

private:
};


}


#endif  // XALANNODELIST_HEADER_GUARD_1357924680