1 /***
2 * Copyright 2003-2010 Terracotta, Inc.
3 *
4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
7 *
8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9 *
10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
12 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
13 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
14 * limitations under the License.
15 */
16
17 package net.sf.ehcache.store;
18
19 import net.sf.ehcache.Element;
20
21 /***
22 * Used to compare two element values
23 *
24 * @author Ludovic Orban
25 */
26 public interface ElementValueComparator {
27
28 /***
29 * Compare if the two element values are equal
30 * @param e1 the first element to compare
31 * @param e2 the second element to compare
32 * @return true if both element values are equal
33 */
34 boolean equals(Element e1, Element e2);
35
36 }