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+/* -*- C++ -*- */
+// $Id$
+
+
+// ============================================================================
+//
+// = LIBRARY
+//    ace
+// 
+// = FILENAME
+//    Method_Object.h
+//
+// = AUTHOR
+//    Andres Kruse <Andres.Kruse@cern.ch> and Douglas C. Schmidt
+//    <schmidt@cs.wustl.edu> 
+// 
+// ============================================================================
+
+#if !defined (ACE_METHOD_OBJECT_H)
+#define ACE_METHOD_OBJECT_H
+
+#include "ace/OS.h"
+
+class ACE_Export ACE_Method_Object 
+  // = TITLE
+  //     Reifies a method into an object.  Subclasses typically
+  //     represent necessary state and behavior.
+  //
+  // = DESCRIPTION
+  //     A <Method_Object> is inserted in the <Activation_Queue>, where
+  //     it is subsequently removed by the <Scheduler> and invoked.
+{
+public:
+  // = Initialization and termination methods.
+  ACE_Method_Object (void);
+  virtual ~ACE_Method_Object (void);
+
+  // = Invocation method
+  virtual int call (void) = 0;
+  // Invoked when the <Method_Object> is scheduled to run.
+};
+
+#endif /* ACE_METHOD_OBJECT_H */