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1   /*
2    *  Copyright 2003-2004 The Apache Software Foundation
3    *
4    *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5    *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6    *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
7    *
8    *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9    *
10   *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
11   *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
12   *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
13   *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
14   *  limitations under the License.
15   */
16  package org.apache.commons.convert1.util;
17  
18  import java.util.Iterator;
19  
20  /**
21   * Provides an inheritence sequence.
22   */
23  public interface Inheritor {
24  
25      /** 
26       * Returns a sequence of Class objects.
27       * The sequence must begin with the target and end 
28       * with java.lang.Object.
29       */
30      public Iterator iterator();
31  
32      /**
33       * Specify the Class upon which to generate a sequence. 
34       */
35      public void setTarget(Class target);
36  
37      /**
38       * The Class upon which to generate a sequence. 
39       */
40      public Class getTarget();
41  
42  }