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* You can obtain a copy of the license at
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* Copyright 2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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*/
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package org.opends.sdk.controls;
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import org.opends.sdk.DecodeException;
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import org.opends.sdk.DecodeOptions;
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/**
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* A factory interface for decoding a control as a control of specific type.
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*
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* @param <C>
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* The type of control decoded by this control decoder.
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*/
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public interface ControlDecoder<C extends Control>
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{
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/**
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* Decodes the provided control as a {@code Control} of type {@code C}.
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*
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* @param control
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* The control to be decoded.
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* @param options
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* The set of decode options which should be used when decoding the
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* control.
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* @return The decoded control.
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* @throws DecodeException
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* If the control contained the wrong OID, it did not have a value,
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* or if its value could not be decoded.
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*/
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C decodeControl(Control control, DecodeOptions options)
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throws DecodeException;
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/**
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* Returns the numeric OID associated with this control decoder.
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*
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* @return The numeric OID associated with this control decoder.
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*/
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String getOID();
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}
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