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1 /*====================================================================
2
3 Objectweb Explorer Framework
4 Copyright (C) 2000-2004 INRIA - USTL - LIFL - GOAL
5 Contact: openccm@objectweb.org
6
7 This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
8 modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
9 License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
10 version 2.1 of the License, or any later version.
11
12 This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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14 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
15 Lesser General Public License for more details.
16
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18 License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
19 Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307
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21
22 Initial developer(s): Jerome Moroy, Philippe Merle.
23 Contributor(s): ______________________________________.
24
25 ====================================================================*/
26
27 package org.objectweb.util.explorer.api;
28
29 import java.io.Serializable JavaDoc;
30
31 /**
32  * Defines the way to explore a resource (i.e. Its children).<br>
33  * In order to define a context, you can have a look to the corresponding
34  * <a HREF="explorer-dtd.html#wrapper">DTD element</a> or to
35  * an <a HREF="package-summary.html#xml">XML example.</a>
36  *
37  * @author <a HREF="mailto:Philippe.Merle@lifl.fr">Philippe Merle</a>,
38  * <a HREF="mailto:Jerome.Moroy@lifl.fr">Jérôme Moroy</a>
39  *
40  * @version 0.2
41  *
42  */
43 public interface Context
44          extends Serializable JavaDoc
45 {
46
47     /**
48      * Returns an array containing the entries contained by the context.
49      * @param object The object containing the returned entries values.
50      * @return The entries of the context.
51      */
52     Entry[] getEntries(Object JavaDoc object);
53
54 }
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