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package org.openscience.cdk.isomorphism.matchers;
import org.openscience.cdk.interfaces.IBond;
/**
* Defines the abililty to be matched against IBond's. Most prominent application
* is in isomorphism and substructure matching in the UniversalIsomorphismTester.
*
* @cdk.module interfaces
* @cdk.githash
* @see org.openscience.cdk.isomorphism.UniversalIsomorphismTester
*/
public interface IQueryBond {
/**
* Returns true of the given <code>bond</code> matches this IQueryBond.
*
* @param bond IBond to match against
* @return true, if this IQueryBond matches the given IBond
*/
public boolean matches(IBond bond);
}