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019package org.apache.commons.io.serialization;
020
021/**
022 * An object that matches a Class name to a condition.
023 */
024public interface ClassNameMatcher {
025
026    /**
027     * Returns <code>true</code> if the supplied class name matches this object's condition. 
028     * 
029     * @param className fully qualified class name
030     * @return <code>true</code> if the class name matches this object's condition
031     */
032    boolean matches(String className);
033}