1 /**
2 The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
3 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
4 You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/
5 Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
6 WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
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8
9 The Original Code is "AbstractConformanceContainer.java". Description:
10 "This class contains the functionality for a parent class in the Conformance
11 class set heirarchy to hold Repeatable children."
12
13 The Initial Developer of the Original Code is University Health Network. Copyright (C)
14 2001. All Rights Reserved.
15
16 Contributor(s): James Agnew
17 Paul Brohman
18 Mitch Delachevrotiere
19 Shawn Dyck
20 Cory Metcalf
21
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30
31 */
32
33 package ca.uhn.hl7v2.conf.classes.abs;
34 import ca.uhn.hl7v2.conf.classes.exceptions.*;
35
36 /** This class contains the functionality for a parent class in the Conformance
37 * class set heirarchy to hold <i>Repeatable</i> children.
38 * @author <table><tr>James Agnew</tr>
39 * <tr>Paul Brohman</tr>
40 * <tr>Mitch Delachevrotiere</tr>
41 * <tr>Shawn Dyck</tr>
42 * <tr>Cory Metcalf</tr></table>
43 */
44 public abstract class AbstractConformanceContainer {
45 /** Default constructor */
46 public AbstractConformanceContainer() {
47 }
48
49 /** Returns a repetition of a child of the extending class, creating
50 * it if necessary.
51 * @param finiteList the finiteList containing the desired repetitions
52 * @param rep the repetition number with a <b>0 based index</b>
53 * @throws ConfRepException if repetition can not be accessed
54 * @return repetition
55 */
56 protected Repeatable getChild(FiniteList finiteList, int rep) throws ConfRepException {
57 return finiteList.getRep(rep);
58 }
59
60 }