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	description: "Component that has to be activated."
	date: "$Date$"
	revision: "$Revision$"

deferred class
	DV_COMPONENT

feature -- Initialization

	activate is
			-- Activate component.
		require
			can_be_activated: can_be_activated
		deferred
		ensure
			is_activated: is_activated
		end

feature -- Status report

	can_be_activated: BOOLEAN is
			-- Can the component be activated?
		deferred
		end

	is_activated: BOOLEAN is
			-- Is component activated?
		deferred
		end

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	library: "[
			EiffelStore: library of reusable components for ISE Eiffel.
			]"

	status: "[
			Copyright (C) 1986-2001 Interactive Software Engineering Inc.
			All rights reserved. Duplication and distribution prohibited.
			May be used only with ISE Eiffel, under terms of user license. 
			Contact ISE for any other use.
			]"

	source: "[
			Interactive Software Engineering Inc.
			ISE Building
			360 Storke Road, Goleta, CA 93117 USA
			Telephone 805-685-1006, Fax 805-685-6869
			Contact: http://contact.eiffel.com
			Customer support http://support.eiffel.com
			]"

	info: "[
			For latest info see award-winning pages: http://eiffel.com
			]"

end -- class DV_COMPONENT


--|----------------------------------------------------------------
--| EiffelStore: library of reusable components for ISE Eiffel.
--| Copyright (C) 1986-2001 Interactive Software Engineering Inc.
--| All rights reserved. Duplication and distribution prohibited.
--| May be used only with ISE Eiffel, under terms of user license. 
--| Contact ISE for any other use.
--|
--| Interactive Software Engineering Inc.
--| ISE Building
--| 360 Storke Road, Goleta, CA 93117 USA
--| Telephone 805-685-1006, Fax 805-685-6869
--| Electronic mail <info@eiffel.com>
--| Customer support: http://support.eiffel.com>
--| For latest info see award-winning pages: http://www.eiffel.com
--|----------------------------------------------------------------