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An implementation of the Java API for the CCSDS MAL

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/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Copyright (C) 2013      European Space Agency
 *                         European Space Operations Centre
 *                         Darmstadt
 *                         Germany
 * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * System                : CCSDS MO MAL Java API
 * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Licensed under the European Space Agency Public License, Version 2.0
 * You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 *
 * Except as expressly set forth in this License, the Software is provided to
 * You on an "as is" basis and without warranties of any kind, including without
 * limitation merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, absence of
 * defects or errors, accuracy or non-infringement of intellectual property rights.
 * 
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License. 
 * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
package org.ccsds.moims.mo.mal;

/**
 * Decoder for decoding lists.
 *
 * Has non-standard extension size() operation.
 */
public interface MALListDecoder extends MALDecoder {

    /**
     * Determines if there are any more elements in the lists to decode.
     *
     * @return True if more elements in list, else false.
     */
    boolean hasNext();

    /**
     * Returns the total number of elements in the list.
     *
     * @return the total number of elements in the list if known otherwise -1.
     */
    int size();
}