<?php

/*
 *  $Id: ChainableReader.php 3076 2006-12-18 08:52:12Z fabien $
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/**
 * Interface indicating that a reader may be chained to another one.
 *
 * @author Magesh Umasankar
 */
interface ChainableReader {

    /**
     * Returns a reader with the same configuration as this one,
     * but filtering input from the specified reader.
     * 
     * @param Reader $rdr the reader which the returned reader should be filtering
     * 
     * @return Reader A reader with the same configuration as this one, but
     *         filtering input from the specified reader
     */
    public function chain(Reader $rdr);
}

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