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* $Id: IClassResolver.java,v 1.3 2008/06/25 05:41:45 qcheng Exp $
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package com.iplanet.ums;
import com.iplanet.services.ldap.AttrSet;
/**
* Interface for a class that can resolve the Java class to instantiate for a
* specific collection of attributes.
*
* @see com.iplanet.ums.TemplateManager
*
* @supported.api
*/
public interface IClassResolver {
/**
* Resolves a set of attributes to a subclass of PersistentObject and
* returns the class for it.
*
* @param id
* ID of the entry
* @param set
* a set of attributes of an object
* @return a class for a corresponding object, or <code>null</code> if no
* class could be resolved
*
* @supported.api
*/
public Class resolve(String id, AttrSet set);
}