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package org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api;
General interface for representing entities such as Archive
s, importers and exporters as different extension types. The Assignable
type is typically the end-user view. In effect all Assignable
types achieve some limited form of multiple inheritance via a wrapping mechanism. Author: Aslak Knutsen Version: $Revision: $
/**
* General interface for representing entities such as {@link Archive}s, importers and exporters as different extension
* types. The {@link Assignable} type is typically the end-user view. In effect all {@link Assignable} types achieve
* some limited form of multiple inheritance via a wrapping mechanism.
*
* @author <a href="mailto:aslak@conduct.no">Aslak Knutsen</a>
* @version $Revision: $
*/
public interface Assignable {
Wraps an Archive in a different 'view'.
Params: - clazz –
Extension interface to load
Type parameters: - <TYPE> –
See Also: - ExtensionLoader
Returns: The Archive wrapped as TYPE
/**
* Wraps an Archive in a different 'view'.
*
* @see org.jboss.shrinkwrap.impl.base.ExtensionLoader
*
* @param <TYPE>
* @param clazz
* Extension interface to load
* @return The Archive wrapped as TYPE
*/
<TYPE extends Assignable> TYPE as(Class<TYPE> clazz);
}