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package gov.nasa.jpf.vm;
/**
* interface for actions to be taken when gc'ing objects that are no longer
* reachable.
*
* This is meant to be used for types that have native companion objects
* which need to be cleaned up. We can't use Object.finalize() for this because
* this can be overridden in user code, and actually can make objects live again
*/
public interface ReleaseAction {
/**
* object is about to be terminally released (no more finalization etc.)
*/
public void release (ElementInfo ei);
}