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1 package org.apache.turbine.om;
2
3 /*
4  * Copyright 2001-2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
5  *
6  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License")
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18
19 /**
20  * This interface marks a class that has a retrieve(String) method.
21  *
22  * @author <a HREF="mailto:jmcnally@collab.net">John D. McNally</a>
23  * @version $Id: Retriever.java,v 1.4.2.2 2004/05/20 03:05:19 seade Exp $
24  */

25 public interface Retriever
26 {
27     /**
28      * Gets an object of the same type as the object implementing
29      * this method according to the key.
30      *
31      * @return the object that matches the key
32      */

33     Object JavaDoc retrieve(String JavaDoc key)
34         throws Exception JavaDoc;
35 }
36
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