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017    
018    package org.apache.commons.proxy.interceptor;
019    
020    import java.lang.reflect.Method;
021    
022    /**
023     * A <code>MethodFilter</code> determines whether or not a method is accepted.
024     *
025     * @author James Carman
026     * @since 1.0
027     */
028    public interface MethodFilter
029    {
030    //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
031    // Other Methods
032    //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
033    
034        /**
035         * Returns whether or not this filter accepts this method.
036         * @param method the method
037         * @return whether or not this filter accepts this method
038         */
039        public boolean accepts( Method method );
040    }
041