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+/*===================================================================
+
+The Medical Imaging Interaction Toolkit (MITK)
+
+Copyright (c) German Cancer Research Center,
+Division of Medical and Biological Informatics.
+All rights reserved.
+
+This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without
+even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
+A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+
+See LICENSE.txt or http://www.mitk.org for details.
+
+===================================================================*/
+
+#ifndef MITKMoveSurfaceInteractor_H_HEADER_INCLUDED
+#define MITKMoveSurfaceInteractor_H_HEADER_INCLUDED
+
+#include <mitkMoveBaseDataInteractor.h>
+
+namespace mitk
+{
+  // @deprecated Use MoveBaseDataInteractor instead.
+  typedef MoveSurfaceInteractor MoveBaseDataInteractor;
+}
+
+#endif /* MITKMoveSurfaceInteractor_H_HEADER_INCLUDED */