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using System.IO;
using System.Text;

namespace Apache.Qpid.Proton.Test.Driver.Codec.Impl
{
   public interface IElement
   {
      uint GetSize();

      object Value { get; }

      DataType DataType { get; }

      uint Encode(Stream stream);

      IElement Next { get; set; }

      IElement Prev { get; set; }

      IElement Child { get; set; }

      IElement Parent { get; set; }

      IElement ReplaceWith(IElement elt);

      IElement AddChild(IElement element);

      IElement CheckChild(IElement element);

      bool CanEnter { get; }

      void Render(StringBuilder sb);

   }
}