/* Copyright (C) 2006-2007  Egon Willighagen <egonw@users.sf.net>
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package org.openscience.cdk.interfaces;

/**
 * Base class for entities containing electrons, like bonds, orbitals, lone-pairs.
 *
 * @cdk.module interfaces
 * @cdk.githash
 *
 * @cdk.keyword electron
 */
public interface IElectronContainer extends IChemObject {

    /**
     * Returns the number of electrons in this electron container.
     *
     * @return The number of electrons in this electron container.
     * @see     #setElectronCount
     */
    public Integer getElectronCount();

    /**
     * Sets the number of electrons in this electron container.
     *
     * @param   electronCount The number of electrons in this electron container.
     * @see     #getElectronCount
     */
    public void setElectronCount(Integer electronCount);

}
