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package com.sun.max.ins;
import com.sun.max.ins.gui.*;
/**
* A display element of an {@link AbstractView} that presents visually some aspect of the
* state of the VM, and so may need to take some action should either the VM state or
* visual display preferences change.
*/
public interface Prober {
/**
* Brings prober/view up to date with the state of the VM.
*
* @param force suspend caching behavior; read state unconditionally.
*/
void refresh(boolean force);
/**
* Revises the display to account for any changes in view configuration or style information; does not imply a state change in the VM.
*/
void redisplay();
}