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      1 /*
      2  * Copyright 2001-2009 OFFIS, Tammo Freese
      3  *
      4  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
      5  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
      6  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
      7  *
      8  *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
      9  *
     10  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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     12  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
     13  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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     15  */
     16 package org.easymock;
     17 
     18 /**
     19  * A comparison function that is used to match arguments.
     20  *
     21  * @see MockControl#setDefaultMatcher
     22  * @see MockControl#setMatcher
     23  * @see MockControl#EQUALS_MATCHER
     24  * @see MockControl#ARRAY_MATCHER
     25  * @see MockControl#ALWAYS_MATCHER
     26  *
     27  * @deprecated Since EasyMock 2.0, <code>ArgumentsMatcher</code>s are only supported
     28  * for the legacy <code>MockControl</code>. For mock objects generated by the methods
     29  * on <code>EasyMock</code>, there are per-argument matchers available. For more
     30  * information, see the EasyMock documentation.
     31  */
     32 public interface ArgumentsMatcher {
     33 
     34     /**
     35      * Matches two arrays of arguments.
     36      *
     37      * @param expected
     38      *            the expected arguments.
     39      * @param actual
     40      *            the actual arguments.
     41      * @return true if the arguments match, false otherwise.
     42      */
     43     boolean matches(Object[] expected, Object[] actual);
     44 
     45     /**
     46      * Returns a string representation of the arguments.
     47      *
     48      * @param arguments
     49      *            the arguments to be used in the string representation.
     50      * @return a string representation of the arguments.
     51      */
     52     String toString(Object[] arguments);
     53 }
     54