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// Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format
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// Copyright 2008 Google Inc.  All rights reserved.
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// http://code.google.com/p/protobuf/
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//
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// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
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// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
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// met:
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//
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//     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
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// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
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//     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
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// copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
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// in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
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// distribution.
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//     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
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// contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
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// this software without specific prior written permission.
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//
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// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
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// "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
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// LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
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// A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
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// OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
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// SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
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// LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
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// DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
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// THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
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// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
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// OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
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package com.google.protobuf;
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import java.util.List;
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/**
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 * An interface extending List<String> that also provides access to the
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 * items of the list as UTF8-encoded ByteString objects. This is used by the
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 * protocol buffer implementation to support lazily converting bytes parsed
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 * over the wire to String objects until needed and also increases the
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 * efficiency of serialization if the String was never requested as the
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 * ByteString is already cached.
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 * <p>
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 * This only adds additional methods that are required for the use in the
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 * protocol buffer code in order to be able successfuly round trip byte arrays
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 * through parsing and serialization without conversion to strings. It's not
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 * attempting to support the functionality of say List&ltByteString&gt, hence
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 * why only these two very specific methods are added.
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 *
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 * @author jonp@google.com (Jon Perlow)
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 */
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public interface LazyStringList extends List<String> {
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  /**
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   * Returns the element at the specified position in this list as a ByteString.
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   *
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   * @param index index of the element to return
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   * @return the element at the specified position in this list
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   * @throws IndexOutOfBoundsException if the index is out of range
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   *         (<tt>index &lt; 0 || index &gt;= size()</tt>)
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   */
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  ByteString getByteString(int index);
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  /**
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   * Appends the specified element to the end of this list (optional
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   * operation).
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   *
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   * @param element element to be appended to this list
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   * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the <tt>add</tt> operation
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   *         is not supported by this list
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   */
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  void add(ByteString element);
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}