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package org.opends.server.schema;

import org.opends.server.api.AbstractMatchingRule;
import org.opends.server.api.OrderingMatchingRule;

/**
 * This class defines the set of methods and structures that must be implemented
 * by a Directory Server module that implements a matching rule used for
 * ordering matching.
 */
public abstract class AbstractOrderingMatchingRule
    extends AbstractMatchingRule
    implements OrderingMatchingRule
{

  /**
   * Retrieves the description for this matching rule.
   *
   * @return  The description for this matching rule, or <CODE>null</CODE> if
   *          there is none.
   */
  @Override
  public String getDescription()
  {
    // There is no standard description for this matching rule.
    return null;
  }

}