/**

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 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 

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 The Original Code is "AbstractConformanceContainer.java".  Description: 

 "This class contains the functionality for a parent class in the Conformance

  class set heirarchy to hold Repeatable children."

 The Initial Developer of the Original Code is University Health Network. Copyright (C) 

 2001.  All Rights Reserved. 

 Contributor(s): James Agnew

                 Paul Brohman

                 Mitch Delachevrotiere

                 Shawn Dyck

                                   Cory Metcalf

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 */

 package ca.uhn.hl7v2.conf.classes.abs;

 import ca.uhn.hl7v2.conf.classes.exceptions.*;

 /** This class contains the functionality for a parent class in the Conformance

  * class set heirarchy to hold <i>Repeatable</i> children.

  * @author <table><tr>James Agnew</tr>

  *                <tr>Paul Brohman</tr>

  *                <tr>Mitch Delachevrotiere</tr>

  *                <tr>Shawn Dyck</tr>

  *                                   <tr>Cory Metcalf</tr></table>

  */

 public abstract class AbstractConformanceContainer {

    /** Default constructor */

    public AbstractConformanceContainer() {

    }

    /** Returns a repetition of a child of the extending class, creating

    * it if necessary.

    * @param finiteList the finiteList containing the desired repetitions

    * @param rep the repetition number with a <b>0 based index</b>

    * @throws ConfRepException if repetition can not be accessed

    * @return repetition

    */

    protected Repeatable getChild(FiniteList finiteList, int rep) throws ConfRepException {

       return finiteList.getRep(rep);

    }

 }