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package org.apache.avalon.framework.parameters;

/**
 * Components should implement this interface if they wish to
 * be provided with parameters during its lifetime. This interface
 * will be called after Startable.start() and before
 * Startable.stop(). It is incompatible with the
 * Reconfigurable interface.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@avalon.apache.org">Avalon Development Team</a>
 * @version $Id: Reparameterizable.java 30977 2004-07-30 03:57:54 -0500 (Fri, 30 Jul 2004) niclas $
 */
public interface Reparameterizable extends Parameterizable
{
    /**
     * Provide component with parameters.
     *
     * @param parameters the parameters
     * @throws ParameterException if parameters are invalid
     */
    void reparameterize( Parameters parameters )
        throws ParameterException;
}
