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1   /*
2    * Copyright 2011, Werner Guttmann
3    *
4    * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except
5    * in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
6    *
7    * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
8    *
9    * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License
10   * is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express
11   * or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
12   * the License.
13   */
14  package org.exolab.castor.mapping;
15  
16  /**
17   * A marker interface that indicates that a {@link FieldHandler} implementaion allows shallow/deep
18   * cloning of its state.
19   *
20   * @author Werner Guttmann
21   * @version $Revision: $
22   * @see FieldHandler since 1.3.3
23   */
24  public interface ClonableFieldHandlerMarker {
25  
26    /**
27     * Entry point for shallow/deep 'cloning' of {@link FieldHandler} instances.
28     * 
29     * @return the 'cloned' {@link FieldHandler} instance.
30     */
31    public FieldHandler copyFieldHandler();
32  
33  }