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// Microsoft patterns & practices
// Composite Application Guidance for Windows Presentation Foundation and Silverlight
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namespace Microsoft.Practices.Composite.Regions
{
/// <summary>
/// Defines an interface to manage a set of <see cref="IRegion">regions</see> and to attach regions to objects (typically controls).
/// </summary>
public interface IRegionManager
{
/// <summary>
/// Gets a collection of <see cref="IRegion"/> that identify each region by name. You can use this collection to add or remove regions to the current region manager.
/// </summary>
IRegionCollection Regions { get; }
/// <summary>
/// Creates a new region manager.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>A new region manager that can be used as a different scope from the current region manager.</returns>
IRegionManager CreateRegionManager();
}
}