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package org.springframework.aop.scope;

import org.springframework.aop.RawTargetAccess;

An AOP introduction interface for scoped objects.
Objects created from the ScopedProxyFactoryBean can be cast to this interface, enabling access to the raw target object and programmatic removal of the target object. 
Author:
Rod Johnson, Juergen Hoeller
See Also:
ScopedProxyFactoryBean
Since:
2.0/**
 * An AOP introduction interface for scoped objects.
 *
 * <p>Objects created from the {@link ScopedProxyFactoryBean} can be cast
 * to this interface, enabling access to the raw target object
 * and programmatic removal of the target object.
 *
 * @author Rod Johnson
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 2.0
 * @see ScopedProxyFactoryBean
 */
public interface ScopedObject extends RawTargetAccess {

	
Return the current target object behind this scoped object proxy,
in its raw form (as stored in the target scope).
The raw target object can for example be passed to persistence
providers which would not be able to handle the scoped proxy object.
Returns:
the current target object behind this scoped object proxy/**
	 * Return the current target object behind this scoped object proxy,
	 * in its raw form (as stored in the target scope).
	 * <p>The raw target object can for example be passed to persistence
	 * providers which would not be able to handle the scoped proxy object.
	 * @return the current target object behind this scoped object proxy
	 */
	Object getTargetObject();

	
Remove this object from its target scope, for example from
the backing session.
Note that no further calls may be made to the scoped object
afterwards (at least within the current thread, that is, with
the exact same target object in the target scope).
/**
	 * Remove this object from its target scope, for example from
	 * the backing session.
	 * <p>Note that no further calls may be made to the scoped object
	 * afterwards (at least within the current thread, that is, with
	 * the exact same target object in the target scope).
	 */
	void removeFromScope();

}