// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
#nullable enable
namespace Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ModelBinding;
/// <summary>
/// Interface for model binding collections.
/// </summary>
public interface ICollectionModelBinder : IModelBinder
{
/// <summary>
/// Gets an indication whether or not this <see cref="ICollectionModelBinder"/> implementation can create
/// an <see cref="object"/> assignable to <paramref name="targetType"/>.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="targetType"><see cref="Type"/> of the model.</param>
/// <returns>
/// <c>true</c> if this <see cref="ICollectionModelBinder"/> implementation can create an <see cref="object"/>
/// assignable to <paramref name="targetType"/>; <c>false</c> otherwise.
/// </returns>
/// <remarks>
/// A <c>true</c> return value is necessary for successful model binding if model is initially <c>null</c>.
/// </remarks>
bool CanCreateInstance(Type targetType);
}
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