gecko-dev/grendel/dog/util/Referential.java
1999-02-24 21:31:37 +00:00

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/*
* Referential.java
*
* The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License
* Version 1.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
* compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
* http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/
*
* Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
* basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
* License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
* under the License.
*
* The Original Code is Knife.
*
* The Initial Developer of the Original Code is dog.
* Portions created by dog are Copyright (C) 1998 dog <dog@dog.net.uk>. All Rights Reserved.
*
* Contributor(s): n/a.
*
* You may retrieve the latest version of this package at the knife home page,
* located at http://www.dog.net.uk/knife/
*/
package dog.util;
/**
* An interface implemented by objects that maintain an external object reference.
* <p>
* This reference can be used to tag objects with a datasource id or store a hashtable of associated values.
*
* @author dog@dog.net.uk
* @version 1.0final
*/
public interface Referential {
/**
* Returns the object reference.
*/
public Object getReference();
/**
* Sets the object reference.
* @param reference the object reference to store.
*/
public void setReference(Object reference);
}