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package net.sf.orcc.util;

import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject;

/**
 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
 * This interface defines how an object can be adapted. It is similar to Eclipse's
 * IAdaptable interface, except it uses Java 5's type system to make it
 * unnecessary to cast the result of the "getAdapter" method.
 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
 *
 *
 * @see net.sf.orcc.util.UtilPackage#getAdaptable()
 * @model abstract="true"
 * @generated
 */
public interface Adaptable extends EObject {

	/**
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * If possible, adapts this object to the given type: creates a new instance
	 * of the given class, and returns it. If it is not possible to adapt this
	 * object to the requested type, this method returns <code>null</code>.
	 * 
	 * @param type
	 *            type of the class to which this object should be adapted
	 * @return an instance of the given type, or <code>null</code>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @model
	 * @generated
	 */
	<T> T getAdapter(Class<T> type);

} // Adaptable