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22 package ca.uhn.hl7v2.testpanel.util.compare;
23
24 import java.util.List;
25
26 public abstract class StructureComparison {
27 //~ Methods --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
28
29 /**
30 * @return Removes all group comparisons and extra groups and "flattens"
31 * them by bringing their children up the hierarchy so that only
32 * segment comparisons and extra segments are returned. Some entries
33 * in the returned list may be null if that position would contain
34 * an extra segment in the other message's list
35 */
36 public abstract List<SegmentComparison> flattenMessage();
37 }