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 * Copyright (C) 2005 by Quentin Anciaux
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 *	@author Quentin Anciaux
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package org.w3c.dom;

/**
 * The DOMImplementationList interface provides the abstraction of
 * an ordered collection of DOM implementations, without defining or
 * constraining how this collection is implemented. The items in the
 * DOMImplementationList are accessible via an integral index,
 * starting from 0.
 * 
 * 
 * See also the Document
 * Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Core Specification .
 * 
 *
 * @since DOM Level 3
 */
public interface DOMImplementationList {
    /**
     * Returns the index th item in the collection. If
     * index is greater than or equal to the number of
     * DOMImplementation s in the list, this returns
     * null.
     *
     * @param index Index into the collection.
     *
     * @return The DOMImplementation at the index th
     *         position in the DOMImplementationList, or
     *         null if that is not a valid index.
     */
    public DOMImplementation item(int index);

    /**
     * The number of DOMImplementation s in the list. The range of
     * valid child node indices is 0 to length-1 inclusive.
     *
     * @return DOCUMENT ME!
     */
    public int getLength();
}