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package mx.core
{

/**
 *  The IUID interface defines the interface for objects that must have 
 *  Unique Identifiers (UIDs) to uniquely identify the object.
 *  UIDs do not need to be universally unique for most uses in Flex.
 *  One exception is for messages send by data services.
 *  
 *  @langversion 3.0
 *  @playerversion Flash 9
 *  @playerversion AIR 1.1
 *  @productversion Flex 3
 */
public interface IUID
{
	//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
	//
	//  Properties
	//
	//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

	//----------------------------------
	//  uid
	//----------------------------------
	
	/**
	 *  The unique identifier for this object.
     *  
     *  @langversion 3.0
     *  @playerversion Flash 9
     *  @playerversion AIR 1.1
     *  @productversion Flex 3
     */
    function get uid():String;
    
    /**
     *  @private
     */
    function set uid(value:String):void;
}

}