//Tags: not-a-test

//Copyright (C) 2004 Robert Schuster <theBohemian@gmx.net>

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package gnu.testlet.java.beans.XMLDecoder;


/** Simple interface which can be implemented to provide the functionality
 * of <code>Object.equals(Object)</code> for classes which cannot be changed
 * and do not provide this feature.
 *
 * @author Robert Schuster
 *
 */
interface EqualityChecker
{
  /** Returns <code>true</code> if the two given objects are semantically
   * equal.
   *
   * @param firstObject The first object used in the check.
   * @param secondObject The second object used in the check.
   * @return Whether the first and second object are semantically equal.
   */
  boolean areEqual(Object firstObject, Object secondObject);
}