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    019package org.apache.commons.io.serialization;
    020
    021/**
    022 * An object that matches a Class name to a condition.
    023 */
    024public interface ClassNameMatcher {
    025
    026    /**
    027     * Returns <code>true</code> if the supplied class name matches this object's condition.
    028     *
    029     * @param className fully qualified class name
    030     * @return <code>true</code> if the class name matches this object's condition
    031     */
    032    boolean matches(String className);
    033}