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//Tags: not-a-test
//Copyright (C) 2004 Robert Schuster <theBohemian@gmx.net>
//This file is part of Mauve.
//Mauve is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
//it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
//the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
//any later version.
//Mauve is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
//but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
//MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
//GNU General Public License for more details.
//You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
//along with Mauve; see the file COPYING. If not, write to
//the Free Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
//Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
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);
}
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