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17  package org.apache.commons.discovery;
18  
19  /**
20   * SPI Discovery.
21   *
22   * @param <T> The SPI type
23   */
24  public interface ResourceClassDiscover<T> extends ResourceDiscover {
25  
26      /**
27       * Locate class resources that are bound to {@code className}.
28       *
29       * @param className The class name has to be located
30       * @return The iterator over the located classes
31       */
32      ResourceClassIterator<T> findResourceClasses(String className);
33  
34      /**
35       * Locate class resources that are bound to {@code resourceNames}.
36       *
37       * @param classNames The classes name has to be located
38       * @return The iterator over the located classes
39       */
40      ResourceClassIterator<T> findResourceClasses(ResourceNameIterator classNames);
41  
42  }