Components/General/DictionaryAdapter/Castle.Components.DictionaryAdapter/IDictionaryAdapterFactory.cs

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  14
  15 namespace Castle.Components.DictionaryAdapter
  16 {
  17         using System.Collections;
  18
  19         /// <summary>
  20         /// Defines the contract for building typed dictionary adapters.
  21         /// </summary>
  22         public interface IDictionaryAdapterFactory
  23         {
  24                 /// <summary>
  25                 /// Gets a typed adapter bound to the dictionary.
  26                 /// </summary>
  27                 /// <typeparam name="T">The typed interface.</typeparam>
  28                 /// <param name="dictionary">The underlying source of properties.</param>
  29                 /// <returns>An implementation of the typed interface bound to the dictionary.</returns>
  30                 /// <remarks>
  31                 /// The type represented by the T must be an interface with properties.
  32                 /// </remarks>
  33                 T GetAdapter<T>(IDictionary dictionary);
  34         }
  35 }