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package java.beans.beancontext;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Iterator;

/**
 * Event fired when children are added to or removed from a <code>BeanContext</code>.
 * Whether they were added or removed depends entirely on which method
 * of the listener interface was called.
 *
 * @author John Keiser
 * @since 1.2
 * @see java.beans.beancontext.BeanContextMembershipListener
 */
public class BeanContextMembershipEvent extends BeanContextEvent {
	/**
	 * The children that were added or removed.
	 */
	protected Collection children;

	/**
	 * Create a new membership event.
	 * @param context the event source.
	 * @param children the children added to or removed from the source.
	 */
	public BeanContextMembershipEvent(BeanContext context, Collection children) {
		super(context);
		this.children = children;
	}

	/**
	 * Create a new membership event.
	 * @param context the event source.
	 * @param children the children added to or removed from the source.
	 */
	public BeanContextMembershipEvent(BeanContext context, Object[] children) {
		super(context);
		this.children = Arrays.asList(children);
	}

	/**
	 * The number of children removed or added.
	 * @return the number of children removed or added.
	 */
	public int size() {
		return children.size();
	}

	/**
	 * An iterator that will step through all the children.
	 * @return an iterator over all the children.
	 */
	public Iterator iterator() {
		return children.iterator();
	}

	/**
	 * An array of the children.
	 * @return an array of the children.
	 */
	public Object[] toArray() {
		return children.toArray();
	}

	/**
	 * Tell whether the <code>Object</code> is one of the children added or removed.
	 * @param child the child to check.
	 * @return whether the <code>Object</code> is added or removed.
	 */
	public boolean contains(Object child) {
		return children.contains(child);
	}
}