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+/*
+ * Copyright(C) OASIS(R) 2005,2010. All Rights Reserved.
+ * OASIS trademark, IPR and other policies apply.
+ */
+package org.oasisopen.sca;
+
+/**
+ * The ServiceReference interface represents a component reference.
+ * It can be injected using the @Reference annotation
+ * on a field, a setter method, or constructor parameter taking the
+ * type ServiceReference.
+ *
+ * @param     <B> the type of the service reference
+ */
+public interface ServiceReference<B> extends java.io.Serializable {
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a type-safe reference to the target of this reference.
+     * The instance returned is guaranteed to implement the business
+     * interface for this reference.  The value returned is a proxy
+     * to the target that implements the business interface associated
+     * with this reference.
+     * 
+     * @return a type-safe reference to the target of this reference.
+     */
+    B getService();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the Java class for the business interface associated
+     * with this reference.
+     * 
+     * @return the Java class for the business interface associated
+     *         with this reference.
+     */
+    Class<B> getBusinessInterface();
+}