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namespace com.db4o.types
{
	/// <summary>base interface for db4o collections</summary>
	public interface Db4oCollection : com.db4o.types.Db4oType
	{
		/// <summary>configures the activation depth for objects returned from this collection.
		/// 	</summary>
		/// <remarks>
		/// configures the activation depth for objects returned from this collection.
		/// <br /><br />Specify a value less than zero to use the default activation depth
		/// configured for the ObjectContainer or for individual objects.
		/// </remarks>
		/// <param name="depth">the desired depth</param>
		void activationDepth(int depth);

		/// <summary>
		/// configures objects are to be deleted from the database file if they are
		/// removed from this collection.
		/// </summary>
		/// <remarks>
		/// configures objects are to be deleted from the database file if they are
		/// removed from this collection.
		/// <br /><br />Default value: <code>false</code>
		/// </remarks>
		/// <param name="flag">the desired setting</param>
		void deleteRemoved(bool flag);
	}
}
