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+package org.hamcrest.object;
+
+import org.hamcrest.Description;
+import org.hamcrest.Matcher;
+import org.hamcrest.Factory;
+import org.hamcrest.TypeSafeMatcher;
+
+public class IsCompatibleType<T> extends TypeSafeMatcher<Class<?>> {
+    private final Class<T> type;
+    
+    public IsCompatibleType(Class<T> type) {
+        this.type = type;
+    }
+    
+    public boolean matchesSafely(Class<?> cls) {
+        return type.isAssignableFrom(cls);
+    }
+    
+    public void describeTo(Description description) {
+        description.appendText("type < ").appendText(type.getName());
+    }
+    
+    @Factory
+    public static <T> Matcher<Class<?>> typeCompatibleWith(Class<T> baseType) {
+        return new IsCompatibleType<T>(baseType);
+    }
+}