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package org.jboss.util.loading;

/**
 * Interface for objects that provide a reference to a classloader.
 * 
 * @see org.jboss.util.threadpool.BasicThreadPool#setClassLoaderSource(ClassLoaderSource)
 * 
 * @author Brian Stansberry
 */
public interface ClassLoaderSource
{
   /**
    * Gets the classloader provided by this object.
    * 
    * @return the classloader, or <code>null</code> if none is available
    */
   ClassLoader getClassLoader();
}
