001    /**
002    The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1 
003    (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 
004    You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/ 
005    Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis, 
006    WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the 
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008    
009    The Original Code is "AbstractConformanceContainer.java".  Description: 
010    "This class contains the functionality for a parent class in the Conformance
011     class set heirarchy to hold Repeatable children."
012    
013    The Initial Developer of the Original Code is University Health Network. Copyright (C) 
014    2001.  All Rights Reserved. 
015    
016    Contributor(s): James Agnew
017                    Paul Brohman
018                    Mitch Delachevrotiere
019                    Shawn Dyck
020                                    Cory Metcalf
021                                    
022    Alternatively, the contents of this file may be used under the terms of the 
023    GNU General Public License (the "GPL"), in which case the provisions of the GPL are 
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028    If you do not delete the provisions above, a recipient may use your version of 
029    this file under either the MPL or the GPL. 
030    
031    */
032    
033    package ca.uhn.hl7v2.conf.classes.abs;
034    import ca.uhn.hl7v2.conf.classes.exceptions.*;
035    
036    /** This class contains the functionality for a parent class in the Conformance
037     * class set heirarchy to hold <i>Repeatable</i> children.
038     * @author <table><tr>James Agnew</tr>
039     *                <tr>Paul Brohman</tr>
040     *                <tr>Mitch Delachevrotiere</tr>
041     *                <tr>Shawn Dyck</tr>
042     *                                <tr>Cory Metcalf</tr></table>
043     */
044    public abstract class AbstractConformanceContainer {
045       /** Default constructor */
046       public AbstractConformanceContainer() {
047       }
048    
049       /** Returns a repetition of a child of the extending class, creating
050       * it if necessary.
051       * @param finiteList the finiteList containing the desired repetitions
052       * @param rep the repetition number with a <b>0 based index</b>
053       * @throws ConfRepException if repetition can not be accessed
054       * @return repetition
055       */
056       protected Repeatable getChild(FiniteList finiteList, int rep) throws ConfRepException {
057          return finiteList.getRep(rep);
058       }
059    
060    }