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package scala.collection
package mutable

import generic._

/** Buffers are used to create sequences of elements incrementally by
 *  appending, prepending, or inserting new elements. It is also
 *  possible to access and modify elements in a random access fashion
 *  via the index of the element in the current sequence.
 *  
 *  @author Matthias Zenger
 *  @author Martin Odersky
 *  @version 2.8
 *  @since   1
 *  
 *  @tparam A    type of the elements contained in this buffer.
 *  
 *  @define Coll Buffer
 *  @define coll buffer
 */
@cloneable
trait Buffer[A] extends Seq[A] 
                   with GenericTraversableTemplate[A, Buffer]
                   with BufferLike[A, Buffer[A]] {
  override def companion: GenericCompanion[Buffer] = Buffer
}

/** $factoryInfo
 *  @define coll buffer
 *  @define Coll Buffer
 */
object Buffer extends SeqFactory[Buffer] {
  implicit def canBuildFrom[A]: CanBuildFrom[Coll, A, Buffer[A]] = new GenericCanBuildFrom[A]
  def newBuilder[A]: Builder[A, Buffer[A]] = new ArrayBuffer
}

