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package org.refcodes.component;
/**
* Provides access to the initialized handle reference.
*
* The handle reference requires the {@link InitializedAccessor} interface to be
* implemented.
*
* @param The type of the handle.
*/
public interface InitializedHandle {
/**
* Determines whether the component identified by the given handle is
* opened.
*
* @param aHandle The handle identifying the component.
*
* @return True in case of being opened, else false.
*
* @throws UnsupportedHandleOperationRuntimeException in case the reference
* of the handle does not support the requested operation.
*
* @throws UnknownHandleRuntimeException in case the given handle is
* unknown.
*/
boolean isInitzialized( H aHandle ) throws UnknownHandleRuntimeException, UnsupportedHandleOperationRuntimeException;
}