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package org.springframework.aop;
import org.aopalliance.intercept.MethodInterceptor;
/**
* Subinterface of AOP Alliance MethodInterceptor that allows additional interfaces
* to be implemented by the interceptor, and available via a proxy using that
* interceptor. This is a fundamental AOP concept called <b>introduction</b>.
*
* <p>Introductions are often <b>mixins</b>, enabling the building of composite
* objects that can achieve many of the goals of multiple inheritance in Java.
*
* @author Rod Johnson
* @see DynamicIntroductionAdvice
*/
public interface IntroductionInterceptor extends MethodInterceptor, DynamicIntroductionAdvice {
}