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package net.ontopia.topicmaps.core;
/**
* PUBLIC: Implemented by topic map objects that are instances of a
* single type, such as occurrences, associations, association roles,
* and topic names.</p>
*
* Types are always represented by topics.</p>
*/
public interface TypedIF extends TMObjectIF {
/**
* PUBLIC: Gets the type that this object is an instance of.
*
* @return The type of this object; an object implementing TopicIF.
*/
public TopicIF getType();
/**
* PUBLIC: Sets the type that this object is an instance of.
*
* @param type The type for this object; an object implementing TopicIF.
*/
public void setType(TopicIF type);
}