/* A mapping from objects into int values.
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*/
package ptolemy.graph.mapping;
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//// ToIntMapping
/** A mapping from objects into int values.
@since Ptolemy II 4.0
@Pt.ProposedRating Red (ssb)
@Pt.AcceptedRating Red (ssb)
@author Shuvra S. Bhattacharyya, Shahrooz Shahparnia
@version $Id$
*/
public interface ToIntMapping extends Mapping {
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//// public methods ////
/** Return the int value associated with the given object.
* @param object The given object.
* @return The int value that is associated with given object under
* this mapping.
*/
public int toInt(Object object);
}