001    /*
002     *  Copyright 2003-2004 The Apache Software Foundation
003     *
004     *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
005     *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
006     *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
007     *
008     *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
009     *
010     *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
011     *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
012     *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
013     *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
014     *  limitations under the License.
015     */
016    package org.apache.commons.convert1.util;
017    
018    import java.util.Iterator;
019    
020    /**
021     * Provides an inheritence sequence.
022     */
023    public interface Inheritor {
024    
025        /** 
026         * Returns a sequence of Class objects.
027         * The sequence must begin with the target and end 
028         * with java.lang.Object.
029         */
030        public Iterator iterator();
031    
032        /**
033         * Specify the Class upon which to generate a sequence. 
034         */
035        public void setTarget(Class target);
036    
037        /**
038         * The Class upon which to generate a sequence. 
039         */
040        public Class getTarget();
041    
042    }