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  26 package org.omg.CORBA;
  27 
  28 /**
  29  * An object used in <code>Request</code> operations to
  30  * describe the exceptions that can be thrown by a method.  It maintains a
  31  * modifiable list of <code>TypeCode</code>s of the exceptions.
  32  * <P>
  33  * The following code fragment demonstrates creating
  34  * an <code>ExceptionList</code> object:
  35  * <PRE>
  36  *    ORB orb = ORB.init(args, null);
  37  *    org.omg.CORBA.ExceptionList excList = orb.create_exception_list();
  38  * </PRE>
  39  * The variable <code>excList</code> represents an <code>ExceptionList</code>
  40  * object with no <code>TypeCode</code> objects in it.
  41  * <P>
  42  * To add items to the list, you first create a <code>TypeCode</code> object
  43  * for the exception you want to include, using the <code>ORB</code> method
  44  * <code>create_exception_tc</code>.  Then you use the <code>ExceptionList</code>
  45  * method <code>add</code> to add it to the list.
  46  * The class <code>ExceptionList</code> has a method for getting
  47  * the number of <code>TypeCode</code> objects in the list, and  after
  48  * items have been added, it is possible to call methods for accessing
  49  * or deleting an item at a designated index.
  50  *
  51  * @since   JDK1.2
  52  */
  53 
  54 public abstract class ExceptionList {
  55 
  56     /**
  57      * Retrieves the number of <code>TypeCode</code> objects in this
  58      * <code>ExceptionList</code> object.
  59      *
  60      * @return          the     number of <code>TypeCode</code> objects in this
  61      * <code>ExceptionList</code> object
  62      */
  63 
  64     public abstract int count();
  65 
  66     /**
  67      * Adds a <code>TypeCode</code> object describing an exception
  68      * to this <code>ExceptionList</code> object.
  69      *
  70      * @param exc                       the <code>TypeCode</code> object to be added
  71      */
  72 
  73     public abstract void add(TypeCode exc);
  74 
  75     /**
  76      * Returns the <code>TypeCode</code> object at the given index.  The first
  77      * item is at index 0.
  78      *
  79      * @param index             the index of the <code>TypeCode</code> object desired.
  80      *                    This must be an <code>int</code> between 0 and the
  81      *                    number of <code>TypeCode</code> objects
  82      *                    minus one, inclusive.
  83      * @return                  the <code>TypeCode</code> object  at the given index
  84      * @exception org.omg.CORBA.Bounds   if the index given is greater than
  85      *                          or equal to the number of <code>TypeCode</code> objects
  86      *                in this <code>ExceptionList</code> object
  87      */
  88 
  89     public abstract TypeCode item(int index)
  90         throws org.omg.CORBA.Bounds;
  91 
  92     /**
  93      * Removes the <code>TypeCode</code> object at the given index.
  94      * Note that the indices of all the <code>TypeCoded</code> objects
  95      * following the one deleted are shifted down by one.
  96      *
  97      * @param index             the index of the <code>TypeCode</code> object to be
  98      *                    removed.
  99      *                    This must be an <code>int</code> between 0 and the
 100      *                    number of <code>TypeCode</code> objects
 101      *                    minus one, inclusive.
 102      *
 103      * @exception org.omg.CORBA.Bounds if the index is greater than
 104      *                          or equal to the number of <code>TypeCode</code> objects
 105      *                in this <code>ExceptionList</code> object
 106      */
 107 
 108     public abstract void remove(int index)
 109         throws org.omg.CORBA.Bounds;
 110 }