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/*
 * The Original Code is HAT. The Initial Developer of the
 * Original Code is Bill Foote, with contributions from others
 * at JavaSoft/Sun.
 */

package com.sun.tools.hat.internal.model;

A visitor for a JavaThing.  @see JavaObject#visitReferencedObjects()
Author:
     Bill Foote/**
 * A visitor for a JavaThing.  @see JavaObject#visitReferencedObjects()
 *
 * @author      Bill Foote
 */


public interface JavaHeapObjectVisitor {
    public void visit(JavaHeapObject other);

    
Should the given field be excluded from the set of things visited?
Returns:
true if it should./**
     * Should the given field be excluded from the set of things visited?
     * @return true if it should.
     */
    public boolean exclude(JavaClass clazz, JavaField f);

    
Returns:
true iff exclude might ever return true/**
     * @return true iff exclude might ever return true
     */
    public boolean mightExclude();
}