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package com.gemstone.gemfire.lang;
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
* The Identifiable interface defines a contract for classes whose Object instances can be uniquely identified relative
* to other Object instances within the same class type hierarchy.
*
* @author John Blum
* @param the class type of the identifier.
* @see java.lang.Comparable
* @since 7.0
*/
public interface Identifiable> extends Serializable {
/**
* Gets the identifier uniquely identifying this Object instance.
*
* @return an identifier uniquely identifying this Object.
*/
public T getId();
}