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// $Id: Sequence.scala 16092 2008-09-12 10:37:06Z nielsen $


package scala.collection

import mutable.ListBuffer
// import immutable.{List, Nil, ::}
import generic._
import scala.util.control.Breaks._

/** <p>
 *    Class <code>Linear[A]</code> represents linear sequences of elements.
 *    For such sequences <code>isEmpty</code>, <code>head</code> and
 *    <code>tail</code> are guaranteed to be efficient constant time (or near so)
 *    operations.<br/>
 *    It does not add any methods to <code>Sequence</code> but overrides several
 *    methods with optimized implementations.
 *  </p>
 *
 *  @author  Martin Odersky
 *  @author  Matthias Zenger
 *  @version 1.0, 16/07/2003
 */
trait LinearSequence[+A] extends Sequence[A] 
                            with TraversableClass[A, LinearSequence]
                            with LinearSequenceTemplate[A, LinearSequence[A]] {
  override def companion: Companion[LinearSequence] = LinearSequence
}

object LinearSequence extends SequenceFactory[LinearSequence] {
  implicit def builderFactory[A]: BuilderFactory[A, LinearSequence[A], Coll] = new VirtualBuilderFactory[A]
  def newBuilder[A]: Builder[A, LinearSequence[A]] = immutable.LinearSequence.newBuilder[A]
}