#region License

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#endregion

using Spring.Context;
using Spring.Objects.Factory.Config;

namespace Spring.Core
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Extension of the <see cref="IOrdered"/> interface, expressing a 'priority'
    /// ordering: Order values expressed by IPriorityOrdered objects always
    /// apply before order values of 'plain' Ordered values.
    /// </summary>
    /// <remarks>
    /// <para>This is primarily a special-purpose interface, used for objects
    /// where it is particularly important to determine 'prioritized'
    /// objects first, without even obtaining the remaining objects.
    /// A typical example: Prioritized post-processors in a Spring
    /// <see cref="IApplicationContext"/>
    /// </para>
    /// <para>IPriorityOrdered post-processor objects are initialized in
    /// a special phase, ahead of other post-processor objects.</para>
    /// </remarks>
    /// <author>Juergen Hoeller</author>
    /// <author>Mark Pollack (.NET)</author>
    /// <see cref="VariablePlaceholderConfigurer"/>
    /// <see cref="TypeAliasConfigurer"/>
    /// <see cref="ResourceHandlerConfigurer"/>
    public interface IPriorityOrdered : IOrdered
    {
    }
}