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+/* RandomAccess.java -- A tagging interface that lists can use to tailor
+   operations to the correct algorithm
+   Copyright (C) 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+This file is part of GNU Classpath.
+
+GNU Classpath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+any later version.
+
+GNU Classpath is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with GNU Classpath; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the
+Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
+02111-1307 USA.
+
+As a special exception, if you link this library with other files to
+produce an executable, this library does not by itself cause the
+resulting executable to be covered by the GNU General Public License.
+This exception does not however invalidate any other reasons why the
+executable file might be covered by the GNU General Public License. */
+
+
+package java.util;
+
+/**
+ * Marker interface used to inform <code>List</code> implementations that
+ * they support fast (usually constant time) random access. This allows
+ * generic list algorithms to tailor their behavior based on the list
+ * type.
+ * <p>
+ *
+ * For example, some sorts are n*log(n) on an array, but decay to quadratic
+ * time on a linked list.  As a rule of thumb, this interface should be
+ * used is this loop:<br>
+ * <code>for (int i = 0, n = list.size(); i &lt; n; i++) list.get(i);</code>
+ * <br>runs faster than this loop:<br>
+ * <code>for (Iterator i = list.iterator(); i.hasNext(); ) i.next();</code>
+ *
+ * @author Eric Blake <ebb9@email.byu.edu>
+ * @see List
+ * @since 1.4
+ * @status updated to 1.4
+ */
+public interface RandomAccess
+{
+  // Tagging interface only.
+}