/* Copyright 1996-2008 Ariba, Inc. Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License. $Id: //ariba/platform/util/core/ariba/util/core/Linkable.java#4 $ */ package ariba.util.core; /** By implementing this interface the object in question can be stored in a LinkableList. Here's a good example: import ariba.util.core.Linkable; import ariba.util.core.LinkableList; import ariba.util.core.LinkPayload; class Shme implements Linkable { private LinkPayload linkPayload = new LinkPayload(this); private boolean currentlyInUse = false; public LinkPayload getLink () { return this.linkPayload; } public boolean inuse () { return this.currentlyInUse; } public void setInuse (boolean b) { this.currentlyInUse = b; } . . . } @aribaapi private */ public interface Linkable { public LinkPayload getLink (); public boolean inuse (); public void setInuse (boolean b); }