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package org.openjdk.jmc.common.item;
/**
* Used for accessing (reading) members of a container object. Implementors of this interface
* provides a way of getting a member value based on a container object. Note that the container
* does not necessarily have to actually contain the member, the member can be found or constructed
* in any way that the accessor desires.
*
* @param
* Member class
* @param
* Container class
*/
public interface IMemberAccessor {
/**
* Gets a member value from a container object.
*
* @param inObject
* Container object
* @return member value or {@code null} if it can't be found from the provided container
*/
M getMember(O inObject);
}