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	package org.w3c.dom;

	/**
	* The <code>NameList</code> interface provides the abstraction of an ordered
	* collection of parallel pairs of name and namespace values (which could be
	* null values), without defining or constraining how this collection is
	* implemented. The items in the <code>NameList</code> are accessible via an
	* integral index, starting from 0.
	* <p>See also the <a href='http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/REC-DOM-Level-3-Core-20040407'>Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Core Specification</a>.
	* @since 1.5, DOM Level 3
	*/
	public interface NameList {
	/**
	* Returns the <code>index</code>th name item in the collection.
	* @param index Index into the collection.
	* @return The name at the <code>index</code>th position in the
	* <code>NameList</code>, or <code>null</code> if there is no name for
	* the specified index or if the index is out of range.
	*/
	public String getName(int index);

	/**
	* Returns the <code>index</code>th namespaceURI item in the collection.
	* @param index Index into the collection.
	* @return The namespace URI at the <code>index</code>th position in the
	* <code>NameList</code>, or <code>null</code> if there is no name for
	* the specified index or if the index is out of range.
	*/
	public String getNamespaceURI(int index);

	/**
	* The number of pairs (name and namespaceURI) in the list. The range of
	* valid child node indices is 0 to <code>length-1</code> inclusive.
	*/
	public int getLength();

	/**
	* Test if a name is part of this <code>NameList</code>.
	* @param str The name to look for.
	* @return <code>true</code> if the name has been found,
	* <code>false</code> otherwise.
	*/
	public boolean contains(String str);

	/**
	* Test if the pair namespaceURI/name is part of this
	* <code>NameList</code>.
	* @param namespaceURI The namespace URI to look for.
	* @param name The name to look for.
	* @return <code>true</code> if the pair namespaceURI/name has been
	* found, <code>false</code> otherwise.
	*/
	public boolean containsNS(String namespaceURI,
	String name);

	}

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