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package com.intellij.psi;

import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;

/**
 * Represents the list of parameters of a Java method.
 *
 * @see PsiMethod#getParameterList()
 */
public interface PsiParameterList extends PsiElement {

  /**
   * Returns the array of parameters in the list.
   *
   * @return the array of parameters.
   */
  @NotNull
  PsiParameter[] getParameters();

  /**
   * Returns the index of the specified parameter in the list.
   *
   * @param parameter the parameter to search for (must belong to this parameter list).
   * @return the index of the parameter.
   */
  int getParameterIndex(PsiParameter parameter);

  /**
   * Returns the number of parameters.
   *
   * @return the parameters count
   */
  int getParametersCount();
}