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*/
package org.jnode.fs;
/**
* This interface is the base interface for objects that are part of a FileSystem.
*
* @author epr
*/
public interface FSObject {
/**
* Is this object still valid.
*
* An object is not valid anymore if it has been removed from the
* filesystem. All invocations on methods (exception this method) of invalid
* objects must throw an IOException.
*/
public boolean isValid();
/**
* Gets the filesystem to which this object belongs.
*/
public FileSystem<?> getFileSystem();
}