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#if !defined(NODEREFLISTBASE_HEADER_GUARD_1357924680)
#define NODEREFLISTBASE_HEADER_GUARD_1357924680



// Base include file.  Must be first.
#include <xalanc/XPath/XPathDefinitions.hpp>



#include <cstddef>



namespace XALAN_CPP_NAMESPACE {



class XalanNode;



/**
 * Local implementation of NodeRefList.  This class is for internal use only.
 */

class XALAN_XPATH_EXPORT NodeRefListBase
{
public:

    NodeRefListBase();

    virtual
    ~NodeRefListBase();

    typedef XalanSize_t     size_type;

    /**
     * Returns the <code>index</code>th item in the collection. If
     * <code>index</code> is greater than or equal to the number of nodes in
     * the list, this returns <code>null</code>.
     *
     * @param index index into the collection
     * @return node at the <code>index</code>th position in the
     *         <code>NodeList</code>, or <code>null</code> if that is not a
     *         valid index
     */
    virtual XalanNode*
    item(size_type  index) const = 0;

    /**
     * Determine the number of nodes in the list. The range of valid child node
     * indices is 0 to <code>length-1</code> inclusive. 
     *
     * @return number of nodes
     */
    virtual size_type
    getLength() const = 0;

    /**
     * Retrieve the zero based index of the node in the list
     * 
     * @param theNode node whose index to find
     * @return index of node
     */
    virtual size_type
    indexOf(const XalanNode*    theNode) const = 0;

    static const size_type  npos;

protected:

    NodeRefListBase(const NodeRefListBase&)
    {
    }

    NodeRefListBase&
    operator=(const NodeRefListBase&)
    {
        return *this;
    }
};



}



#endif  // NODEREFLISTBASE_HEADER_GUARD_1357924680