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    017package org.apache.bcel.util;
    018
    019/**
    020 * Used for BCEL comparison strategy
    021 *
    022 * @since 5.2
    023 */
    024public interface BCELComparator {
    025
    026    /**
    027     * Compare two objects and return what THIS.equals(THAT) should return
    028     *
    029     * @param THIS
    030     * @param THAT
    031     * @return true if and only if THIS equals THAT
    032     */
    033    boolean equals(Object THIS, Object THAT);
    034
    035    /**
    036     * Return hashcode for THIS.hashCode()
    037     *
    038     * @param THIS
    039     * @return hashcode for THIS.hashCode()
    040     */
    041    int hashCode(Object THIS);
    042}