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018package org.apache.bcel.util;
019
020/**
021 * Used for BCEL comparison strategy
022 *
023 * @version $Id: BCELComparator.java 1806200 2017-08-25 16:33:06Z ggregory $
024 * @since 5.2
025 */
026public interface BCELComparator {
027
028    /**
029     * Compare two objects and return what THIS.equals(THAT) should return
030     *
031     * @param THIS
032     * @param THAT
033     * @return true if and only if THIS equals THAT
034     */
035    boolean equals( Object THIS, Object THAT );
036
037
038    /**
039     * Return hashcode for THIS.hashCode()
040     *
041     * @param THIS
042     * @return hashcode for THIS.hashCode()
043     */
044    int hashCode( Object THIS );
045}