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 * Description: Optional Predicate
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package org.w3c.cci2;

/**
 * Optional Predicate
 */
public interface OptionalFeaturePredicate {

    /**
     * Matches if the attribute's optional value is null. 
     */
    void isNull();

    /**
     * Matches if the attribute's optional value is not null. 
     */
    void isNonNull();
    
    /**
     * This method is deprecated in order to avoid its erroneous use in lieu of
     * {@code equalTo()}.
     * 
     * @deprecated to avoid erroneous use 
     * 
     * @see java.lang.Object#equals(java.lang.Object)
     */
    @Deprecated
    boolean equals(Object obj);

}