Strobe Media Playback SVN

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package org.osmf.containers
{
	import org.osmf.media.MediaElement;
	
	/**
	 * Defines the interface of objects within the OSMF that
	 * act as a container to a media object.
	 *  
	 *  @langversion 3.0
	 *  @playerversion Flash 10
	 *  @playerversion AIR 1.5
	 *  @productversion OSMF 1.0
	 */	
	public interface IMediaContainer
	{
		/**
		 * Adds a MediaElement instance to the container.
		 * 
		 * It is mandatory for implementations to dispatch a
		 * ContainerChangeEvent via the element that is being
		 * added to the container.
		 * 
		 * @param element The MediaElement instance to add to the container.
		 * @returns The added MediaElement instance.
		 * @throws IllegalOperationError if the specified element is null,
		 * or already a child of the container.
		 *  
		 *  @langversion 3.0
		 *  @playerversion Flash 10
		 *  @playerversion AIR 1.5
		 *  @productversion OSMF 1.0
		 */		
		function addMediaElement(element:MediaElement):MediaElement
		
		/**
		 * Removes a MediaElement instance from the container.
		 * 
		 * It is mandatory for implementations to dispatch a
		 * ContainerChangeEvent via the element that is being
		 * removed from the container.
		 * 
		 * @param element The element to remove from the container.
		 * @returns The removed MediaElement instance.
		 * @throws IllegalOperationError if the specified element isn't
		 * a child element, or is null.
		 *  
		 *  @langversion 3.0
		 *  @playerversion Flash 10
		 *  @playerversion AIR 1.5
		 *  @productversion OSMF 1.0
		 */
		function removeMediaElement(element:MediaElement):MediaElement;
		
		/**
		 * Verifies if an element is a child of the container.
		 *  
		 * @param element Element to verify.
		 * @return True if the element if a child of the container.
		 *  
		 *  @langversion 3.0
		 *  @playerversion Flash 10
		 *  @playerversion AIR 1.5
		 *  @productversion OSMF 1.0
		 */		
		function containsMediaElement(element:MediaElement):Boolean;
	}
}