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 * $Id: IRole.java,v 1.4 2008/06/25 05:41:45 qcheng Exp $
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package com.iplanet.ums;

/**
 * This is a common iterface from which different roles can
 * be implemented.
 *
 * @supported.all.api
 */
public interface IRole {
    /**
     * Evaluates whether an object is member of this IRole.
     * 
     * @param po Persistent object that is being checked for membership.
     * @return <code>true</code> if the object is member of the role
     *         implementing this interface, <code>false</code> otherwise.
     * @throws UMSException if an exception occurs while determining if this
     *         role has the member.
     */
    public boolean hasMember(PersistentObject po) throws UMSException;

    /**
     * Returns the GUID of this object
     * 
     * @return the GUID of this object
     * 
     */
    public Guid getGuid();
}