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package org.hibernate.proxy;
import java.io.Serializable;

Marker interface for entity proxies
Author:
Gavin King/**
 * Marker interface for entity proxies
 *
 * @author Gavin King
 */
public interface HibernateProxy extends Serializable {
	
Perform serialization-time write-replacement of this proxy.
Returns:
The serializable proxy replacement./**
	 * Perform serialization-time write-replacement of this proxy.
	 *
	 * @return The serializable proxy replacement.
	 */
	public Object writeReplace();

	
Get the underlying lazy initialization handler.
Returns:
The lazy initializer./**
	 * Get the underlying lazy initialization handler.
	 *
	 * @return The lazy initializer.
	 */
	public LazyInitializer getHibernateLazyInitializer();
}