DirectValueAccess.java

/*
 *      Copyright (C) 2014 Robert Stupp, Koeln, Germany, robert-stupp.de
 *
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 *   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package org.caffinitas.ohc;

import java.io.Closeable;
import java.nio.ByteBuffer;

/**
 * Returned by {@link org.caffinitas.ohc.OHCache} for direct/random access to cached values and must be closed after use.
 * <p>
 * You must close the returned {@link DirectValueAccess} instance after use.
 * After closing, you must not call any of the methods of the {@link java.nio.ByteBuffer}
 * returned by {@link #buffer()}.
 * </p>
 */
public interface DirectValueAccess extends Closeable
{
    ByteBuffer buffer();
}