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#include "nsISupports.idl"
interface nsISimpleEnumerator;
/**
* nsIArray
*
* An indexed collection of elements. Provides basic functionality for
* retrieving elements at a specific position, searching for
* elements. Indexes are zero-based, such that the last element in the
* array is stored at the index length-1.
*
* For an array which can be modified, see nsIMutableArray below.
*
* Neither interface makes any attempt to protect the individual
* elements from modification. The convention is that the elements of
* the array should not be modified. Documentation within a specific
* interface should describe variations from this convention.
*
* It is also convention that if an interface provides access to an
* nsIArray, that the array should not be QueryInterfaced to an
* nsIMutableArray for modification. If the interface in question had
* intended the array to be modified, it would have returned an
* nsIMutableArray!
*
* null is a valid entry in the array, and as such any nsISupports
* parameters may be null, except where noted.
*
* @status UNDER_REVIEW
*/
interface nsIArray : nsISupports
{
/**
* length
*
* number of elements in the array.
*/
/**
* queryElementAt()
*
* Retrieve a specific element of the array, and QueryInterface it
* to the specified interface. null is a valid result for
* this method, but exceptions are thrown in other circumstances
*
* @param index position of element
* @param uuid the IID of the requested interface
* @param result the object, QI'd to the requested interface
*
* @throws NS_ERROR_NO_INTERFACE when an entry exists at the
* specified index, but the requested interface is not
* available.
* @throws NS_ERROR_ILLEGAL_VALUE when index > length-1
*
*/
/**
* indexOf()
*
* Get the position of a specific element. Note that since null is
* a valid input, exceptions are used to indicate that an element
* is not found.
*
* @param startIndex The initial element to search in the array
* To start at the beginning, use 0 as the
* startIndex
* @param element The element you are looking for
* @returns a number >= startIndex which is the position of the
* element in the array.
* @throws NS_ERROR_NOT_FOUND if the element was not in the array.
*/
/**
* enumerate the array
*
* @returns a new enumerator positioned at the start of the array
* @throws NS_ERROR_FAILURE if the array is empty (to make it easy
* to detect errors)
*/
};
/**
* nsIMutableArray
* A separate set of methods that will act on the array. Consumers of
* nsIArray should not QueryInterface to nsIMutableArray unless they
* own the array.
*
* As above, it is legal to add null elements to the array. Note also
* that null elements can be created as a side effect of
* insertElementAt(). Conversely, if insertElementAt() is never used,
* and null elements are never explicitly added to the array, then it
* is guaranteed that queryElementAt() will never return a null value.
*
* Any of these methods may throw NS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY when the
* array must grow to complete the call, but the allocation fails.
*
* @status UNDER_REVIEW
*/
interface nsIMutableArray : nsIArray
{
/**
* appendElement()
*
* Append an element at the end of the array.
*
* @param element The element to append.
* @param element Whether or not to store the element using a weak
* reference.
* @throws NS_ERROR_UNEXPECTED when a weak reference is requested,
* but the element does not support
* nsIWeakReference.
*/
/**
* removeElementAt()
*
* Remove an element at a specific position.
* To remove a specific element, use indexOf() to find the index
* first, then call removeElementAt().
*
* @param index the position of the item
*
*/
/**
* insertElementAt()
*
* Insert an element at the given position, and move all elements
* stored at a higher position up one.
*
* @param element The element to insert
* @param index The position in the array. If the position is
* greater than or equal to the length of the array
* (@see nsIArray) then the array will grow to
* exactly accomadate the index, and the new length
* will be index+1. The newly created entries will
* be null.
*
* @throws NS_ERROR_FAILURE when a weak reference is requested,
* but the element does not support
* nsIWeakReference.
*/
/**
* clear()
*
* clear the entire array, releasing all stored objects
*/
void clear();
};