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 package org.acegisecurity.afterinvocation;

 import java.util.Iterator;

 /**

  * Filter strategy interface.

  *

  * @author Ben Alex

  * @author Paulo Neves

  * @version $Id: Filterer.java 1784 2007-02-24 21:00:24Z luke_t $

  */

 interface Filterer {

     //~ Methods ========================================================================================================

     /**

      * Gets the filtered collection or array.

      *

      * @return the filtered collection or array

      */

     Object getFilteredObject();

     /**

      * Returns an iterator over the filtered collection or array.

      *

      * @return an Iterator

      */

     Iterator iterator();

     /**

      * Removes the the given object from the resulting list.

      *

      * @param object the object to be removed

      */

     void remove(Object object);

 }