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/**
* @author Vladimir N. Molotkov, Stepan M. Mishura
* @version $Revision$
*/

package org.apache.harmony.security.asn1;

import java.util.Collection;


/**
 * This abstract class represents ASN.1 collection type.
 * 
 * The value for such type is a collection of zero or
 * more occurrences of a provided type. 
 * 
 * @see <a href="http://asn1.elibel.tm.fr/en/standards/index.htm">ASN.1</a>
 */

public abstract class ASN1ValueCollection extends ASN1Constructured {

    /**
     * A value collection of this ASN.1 type
     */
    public final ASN1Type type;

    /**
     * Constructs ASN1 collection type.
     * 
     * @param tagNumber - ASN.1 tag number
     * @param type - ASN.1 type
     */
    public ASN1ValueCollection(int tagNumber, ASN1Type type) {
        super(tagNumber);

        this.type = type;
    }

    /**
     * Provides an object's values to be encoded
     * 
     * Derived classes should override this method to provide
     * encoding for a selected class of objects. 
     * 
     * @param - an object to be encoded
     * @return - a collection of object's values to be encoded 
     */
    public Collection getValues(Object object) {
        return (Collection)object;
    }
}
