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1 // You can redistribute this software and/or modify it under the terms of
2 // the Ozone Library License version 1 published by ozone-db.org.
3 //
4 // This file is
5 // Copyright (C) 2002-@year@ Leo Mekenkamp. All rights reserved.
6 // $Id: OzoneSet.java,v 1.1 2002/10/24 15:41:16 per_nyfelt Exp $
7
8 package org.ozoneDB.collections;
9
10 import java.util.Set JavaDoc;
11
12 /**
13  * See the overall description on {@link org.ozoneDB.collections.OzoneCollection}.
14  * @author <a HREF="mailto:ozoneATmekenkampD0Tcom">Leo Mekenkamp (mind the anti-sp@m)</a>
15  */
16 public interface OzoneSet extends OzoneCollection, Set JavaDoc {
17
18     /** <p>Returns a non-ozone <code>Set</code> that contains the same
19      * entries as this persistent one; it is (by nature of the client-server
20      * enviromnent) always a 'deep' copy of this <code>OzoneSet</code>.
21      * I.e. the contents of this <code>OzoneSet</code> instance are
22      * always copied to the client by use of serialization.</p>
23      * <p>This means that if this instance holds non-ozone objects, these
24      * objects are send to the calling client by means of serialization. If
25      * this instance holds ozone objects, it actually holds proxies to these
26      * objects. These proxies are copied and send to the client, resulting in
27      * different proxies to the same ozone objects.</p>
28      */
29     public Set JavaDoc getClientSet();
30     
31 }
32
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