001/**
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003(the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 
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008
009The 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
013The Initial Developer of the Original Code is University Health Network. Copyright (C) 
0142001.  All Rights Reserved. 
015
016Contributor(s): James Agnew
017                Paul Brohman
018                Mitch Delachevrotiere
019                Shawn Dyck
020                                Cory Metcalf
021                                
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030
031*/
032
033package ca.uhn.hl7v2.conf.classes.abs;
034import 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 */
044public 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}