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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;
}