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 * GenRGenS v.1.0, Generation of Random Genomic Sequences                      *
 * Copyright (C) 2001  Alain Denise/Yann Ponty                                 *
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package GenRGenS.utility.callbacks;

/**
 * Classe primitive de toutes les fonctions Callback.
 * Cette classe n'est pas destinée ?être instanciée, elle n'a de sens que comme
 * classe mère de toutes les classes encapsulant des fonctions enregistrées (callback).
 * Cela permet d'effectuer une vérification du typage au moment de l'ajout d'une fonction
 * enregistrée.
 * @author Yann Ponty
 * @see CharCallback
 * @see IntCallback
 * @see StringCallback
 * @see VoidCallback
 */

public interface Callback
{
  public static final int TYPE_VOID = 0;
  public static final int TYPE_BOOLEAN = 1;
  public static final int TYPE_CHAR = 2;
  public static final int TYPE_INT = 3;
  public static final int TYPE_STRING = 4;
  public static final int TYPE_REAL = 5;


  /**
   * Renvoie nom du type du paramètre attendu pour la fonction
   * enregistrée
   * @return Le type du paramètre attendu.
   */
  public int getTypename();


}