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package org.netbeans.editor.ext.java;

import java.util.Iterator;

/**
* Java completion class provider
* (For more functionality use JCClassProvider2.)
*
* @author Miloslav Metelka
* @version 1.00
*/

public interface JCClassProvider {

    public Iterator getClasses();

    /**
    * @return true when append was successful
    *   or false when it failed or was broken
    *   by added classprovider.
    */
    public boolean append(JCClassProvider cp);

    public void reset();

    /** This method is executed by the target Class Provider
    * to notify this provider about the class appending.
    * @param c JC class that was appended
    * @return true to continue building, false to stop build
    */
    public boolean notifyAppend(JCClass c, boolean appendFinished);

}