ASF_20_SCRATCHPAD_AUTO/src/blocks/scratchpad/garbage/source/java/org/apache/garbage/serializer/encoding/Charset.java

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package org.apache.garbage.serializer.encoding;

/**
 * 
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:pier@apache.org">Pier Fumagalli</a>, February 2003
 * @version CVS $Id: Charset.java,v 1.2 2004/03/05 10:07:22 bdelacretaz Exp $
 */
public interface Charset extends Verifier {

    /**
     * Return the primary name of this <code>Charset</code>
     */
    public String getName();

    /**
     * Return all alias names for this <code>Charset</code>
     */
    public String[] getAliases();

    /**
     * Compare two <code>Charset</code> instances for equality.
     */
    public boolean equals(Charset charset);
}