/* Resolvable.java -- Returns an object to replace the one being de-serialized
   Copyright (C) 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

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package java.io;

/**
  * This interface is implemented when an object wishes to return another
  * object to replace it during de-serialization.  It has one method that
  * returns the object that should be used to replace the original object.
  *
  * @version 0.0
  *
  * @author Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com)
  */
public interface Resolvable extends Serializable
{

/**
  * This method returns the object that should be used to replace the 
  * original object during de-serialization.
  *
  * @return The replacement object
  */
public abstract Object
readResolve();

} // interface Resolvable