IntegrityEnforcement.java

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package net.jini.io.context;

/**
 * Defines a context element interface for determining if object integrity is
 * being enforced on a stream or a remote call.
 *
 * @author Sun Microsystems, Inc.
 * @since 2.0
 * @see net.jini.core.constraint.Integrity
 * @see net.jini.export.ServerContext
 * @see net.jini.io.ObjectStreamContext
 */
public interface IntegrityEnforcement {
    /**
     * Returns <code>true</code> if object integrity is being enforced, and
     * <code>false</code> otherwise.
     *
     * @return <code>true</code> if object integrity is being enforced, and
     * <code>false</code> otherwise
     */
    boolean integrityEnforced();
}