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package org.snmp4j.agent.mo.util;
import org.snmp4j.smi.Variable;
/**
* The VariableProvider provides {@link Variable} instances.
* It is implementation dependent whether the variables are identified by
* a dotted OID string or a textual name.
*
* @author Frank Fock
* @version 1.2
*/
public interface VariableProvider {
/**
* Gets the variable with the specified name, which might be either a
* textual name or an instance OID.
*
* @param name
* the name or OID of the variable to return.
* @return
* a Variable instance or null if such a variable with the
* specified name or OID does not exists.
*/
Variable getVariable(String name);
}