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014    
015    package ch.uzh.ifi.attempto.base;
016    
017    /**
018     * This class represents an option (in an abstract way) how a partial sentence can be continued.
019     * Such an abstract option must at least have a category name.
020     * 
021     * @see NextTokenOptions
022     * @see ConcreteOption
023     * @author Tobias Kuhn
024     */
025    public interface AbstractOption {
026    
027            /**
028             * Returns the name of the category that represents possible next tokens.
029             * 
030             * @return The category name.
031             */
032            public String getCategoryName();
033            
034    }