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package org.jboss.marshalling;

import java.io.InvalidClassException;

/**
 * An instance creator.  Creates an uninitialized instance of a class.
 *
 * @deprecated This API is deprecated and will be removed in a future version.
 */
@Deprecated
public interface Creator {
    /**
     * Create an object instance.
     *
     * @param clazz the type of object to create
     * @return the object instance
     * @throws InvalidClassException if an instance of the class could not be instantiated for some reason
     */
     T create(Class clazz) throws InvalidClassException;
}