/*
* Bytecode Analysis Framework
* Copyright (C) 2003,2004 University of Maryland
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
* version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
*/
package edu.umd.cs.findbugs.ba.type;
import org.apache.bcel.generic.Type;
import edu.umd.cs.findbugs.ba.DataflowAnalysisException;
/**
* Interface for object which merges types for TypeAnalysis. By allowing
* multiple implementations, we allow creation of specialized type systems.
*
* @author David Hovemeyer
* @see TypeAnalysis
*/
public interface TypeMerger {
/**
* Merge type Types.
*
* @param a
* a Type
* @param b
* a Type
* @return the result of merging the two Types
*/
public Type mergeTypes(Type a, Type b) throws DataflowAnalysisException;
}
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