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// Description: InputGesture class acts as base class for all input device  gestures
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//              See spec at : http://avalon/coreUI/Specs/Commanding%20--%20design.htm 
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namespace System.Windows.Input
{
    /// <summary>
    /// InputGesture - abstract base class for individual input device gestures.
    ///                For Ex: KeyGesture (Keyboard), MouseGesture (Mouse) derived from this.
    ///                
    /// </summary>
    public abstract class InputGesture
    {
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#region Public Methods
        /// <summary>
        /// Sees if the InputGesture matches the input associated with the inputEventArgs
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// Compares an InputEventArgs value to Gesture inside.
        /// This method when overriden by derived classes, will match
        /// InputEventArgs with its internal values and return a true/false.
        /// </remarks>
        /// <param name="targetElement">the element to receive the command</param>
        /// <param name="inputEventArgs">inputEventArgs to compare to</param>
        /// <returns>True if matched, false otherwise.
        /// </returns>
        public abstract bool Matches(object targetElement, InputEventArgs inputEventArgs);
 
#endregion Public Methods
    }
 }