diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/domain/dao/QNameDaoComponent.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/domain/dao/QNameDaoComponent.java
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-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2005 Alfresco, Inc.
- *
- * Licensed under the Mozilla Public License version 1.1 
- * with a permitted attribution clause. You may obtain a
- * copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.alfresco.org/legal/license.txt
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND,
- * either express or implied. See the License for the specific
- * language governing permissions and limitations under the
- * License.
- */
-package org.alfresco.repo.domain.dao;
-
-import org.alfresco.repo.domain.QNameEntity;
-import org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName;
-
-/**
- * Service layer accessing persistent <b>qname</b> entities directly
- * 
- * @author Derek Hulley
- */
-public interface QNameDaoComponent
-{
-    /**
-     * Create a qname entity
-     * 
-     * @param qname the qualified name to persist
-     * @return Returns either a newly created instance or an existing matching instance
-     */
-    public QNameEntity createQNameEntity(QName qname);
-    
-    /**
-     * @param qname the qname to match
-     * @return Returns the entity if it exists, otherwise null
-     */
-    public QNameEntity getQNameEntity(QName qname);
-
-    /**
-     * @param namespaceUri the namespace URI
-     * @param localName the localname part
-     * @return Return the entity if it exists, otherwise null
-     */
-    public QNameEntity getQNameEntity(String namespaceUri, String localName);
-}