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using System.Collections;

namespace Qpid.Messaging
{
    public interface IFieldTable : IEnumerable
    {
        int Count { get; }

        object this[string key] { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Adds all the items from another field table in this one. 
        /// Will overwrite any items in the current table with the same key.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="source">the source field table</param>
        void AddAll(IFieldTable source);

        bool Contains(string s);
        void Clear();
        void Remove(string key);
    }
}