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package org.eclipse.jface.bindings;
/**
*
* The abstract class for any object that can be used as a trigger for a binding.
* This ensures that trigger conform to certain minimum requirements. Namely, triggers
* need to be hashable.
*
*
* @since 1.4
*/
public abstract class Trigger implements Comparable {
/**
* Tests whether this object is equal to another object. A handle object is
* only equal to another trigger with the same properties.
*
* @param object
* The object with which to compare; may be null.
* @return true if the objects are equal; false
* otherwise.
*/
public abstract boolean equals(final Object object);
/**
* Computes the hash code for this object.
*
* @return The hash code for this object.
*/
public abstract int hashCode();
}