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020    package org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.schema.registries;
021    
022    
023    import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.schema.MatchingRuleUse;
024    
025    
026    /**
027     * A MatchingRuleUse registry service interface.  MatchingRuleUse objects are
028     * special in that they do not have unique OID's specifically assigned to them.
029     * Their OID is really the OID of the MatchingRule they refer to.
030     *
031     * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
032     * @version $Rev: 896579 $
033     */
034    public interface MatchingRuleUseRegistry extends SchemaObjectRegistry<MatchingRuleUse>,
035        Iterable<MatchingRuleUse>
036    {
037        /**
038         * Copy the MatchingRuleUseRegistry
039         */
040        MatchingRuleUseRegistry copy();
041    }