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+// **********************************************************************
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2003-2009 ZeroC, Inc. All rights reserved.
+//
+// This copy of Ice is licensed to you under the terms described in the
+// ICE_LICENSE file included in this distribution.
+//
+// **********************************************************************
+
+package Freeze.MapInternal;
+
+interface KeyCodec<K>
+{
+    public abstract byte[] encodeKey(K k, Ice.Communicator communicator);
+    public abstract K decodeKey(byte[] b, Ice.Communicator communicator);
+}