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package scala.collection
package immutable

import generic._
import mutable.Builder

/** A subtrait of `collection.LinearSeq` which represents sequences that
 *  are guaranteed immutable.
 *  $linearSeqInfo
 */
trait LinearSeq[+A] extends Seq[A] 
                            with scala.collection.LinearSeq[A] 
                            with GenericTraversableTemplate[A, LinearSeq]
                            with LinearSeqLike[A, LinearSeq[A]] {
  override def companion: GenericCompanion[LinearSeq] = LinearSeq
}

/** $factoryInfo
 *  The current default implementation of a $Coll is a `List`.
 *  @define coll immutable linear sequence
 *  @define Coll immutable.LinearSeq
 */
object LinearSeq extends SeqFactory[LinearSeq] {
  implicit def canBuildFrom[A]: CanBuildFrom[Coll, A, LinearSeq[A]] = new GenericCanBuildFrom[A]
  def newBuilder[A]: Builder[A, LinearSeq[A]] = new mutable.ListBuffer
}
