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// StringLogInterface.java     by Dale/Joyce/Weems             Chapter 2
//
// Interface for a class that implements a log of Strings.
// A log "remembers" the elements placed into it.
//
// A log must have a "name".
//
// AJG: formatting
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package ch02.stringLogs;
public interface StringLogInterface {

    // Precondition:   This StringLog is not full.
    void insert(String element);

    boolean isFull();

    // Returns the number of Strings in this StringLog.
    int size();

    // Ignores case differences when doing string comparison.
    boolean contains(String element);
  
    void clear();

    String getName();

    String toString();
}
// Local Variables:
// compile-command: "cd ../..; javac ch02/stringLogs/StringLogInterface.java"
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