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//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// Module:      ProxyChecker.java
//
// Description: Abstract interface for isProxy operation.
//
// Product:     com.sun.jts.CosTransactions
//
// Author:      Simon Holdsworth
//
// Date:        March, 1997
//
// Copyright (c):   1995-1997 IBM Corp.
//
//   The source code for this program is not published or otherwise divested
//   of its trade secrets, irrespective of what has been deposited with the
//   U.S. Copyright Office.
//
//   This software contains confidential and proprietary information of
//   IBM Corp.
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------

package com.sun.jts.CosTransactions;

/**
 * Provides an ORB-neutral interface to support checking whether an object is
 * a proxy.
 *
 * @version 0.01
 *
 * @author Simon Holdsworth, IBM Corporation
 *
 * @see
 */
interface ProxyChecker {

    /**
     * Determines whether the given object represents a local or remote object.
     *
     * @param obj     The potential proxy.
     *
     * @return  Indicates whether the object is a proxy.
     *
     * @see
     */
    boolean isProxy(org.omg.CORBA.Object obj);
}