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* Copyright (C) 2005-2013, Peter Johnson (www.delphidabbler.com).
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* Common general purpose interfaces.
}
unit IntfCommon;
interface
type
/// <summary>Interface that defines a method that clones a copy of the
/// implementing object.</summary>
/// <remarks>Any object that supports cloning should implement this
/// interface.</remarks>
IClonable = interface(IInterface)
['{5718FBDF-C307-4E28-94A2-76D672486324}']
/// <summary>Creates and returns a new object that is an exact copy of the
/// current object.</summary>
/// <returns>IInterface reference to cloned object.</returns>
function Clone: IInterface;
end;
type
/// <summary>Interface that defines a method that changes the implementing
/// object to be an exact copy of a given object of a compatible type.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>Any object that supports assignment should implement this
/// interface.</remarks>
IAssignable = interface(IInterface)
['{AB1EC037-FB19-4E6F-ACA6-8113891D9089}']
/// <summary>Modifies the current object to be an exact copy of another
/// object.</summary>
/// <param name="Src">IInterface [in] Reference to IInterface of object to
/// be assigned.</param>
/// <exception>An EBug exception should be raised if Src is not type
/// compatible with this object.</exception>
procedure Assign(const Src: IInterface);
end;
implementation
end.
