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028    package org.expasy.jpl.commons.base;
029    
030    
031    /**
032     * The {@code DomainOfDefinition} interface has to be implemented by all class
033     * that defines specific domain of definition.
034     * 
035     * @author nikitin
036     * 
037     * @param <T> the object type to defined domain of definition on.
038     * 
039     * @version 1.0
040     * 
041     */
042    public interface DomainOfDefinition<T> {
043            
044            /** @return true if <T>-object belongs to domain of definition */
045            boolean contains(T t);
046    }