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014    
015    package org.apache.hivemind.test;
016    
017    /**
018     * An {@link org.apache.hivemind.test.ArgumentMatcher} that only compares the <em>types</em> of
019     * the two objects, not their actual values. This is useful for Throwable arguments, (since
020     * Throwables rarely implement a useful <code>equals</code>). This allows a check that the right
021     * type of exception was passed in (even if it doesn't check that the exception's message and other
022     * properties are correct).
023     * 
024     * @author Howard Lewis Ship
025     */
026    public class TypeMatcher extends AbstractArgumentMatcher
027    {
028        public boolean compareArguments(Object expected, Object actual)
029        {
030            return expected.getClass().equals(actual.getClass());
031        }
032    }