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| 19 | |
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| 20 | package org.apache.james.mime4j.dom; |
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| 21 | |
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| 22 | /** |
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| 23 | * A <tt>Disposable</tt> is an object that should be disposed of explicitly |
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| 24 | * when it is no longer needed. |
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| 25 | * |
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| 26 | * The dispose method is invoked to release resources that the object is |
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| 27 | * holding (such as open files). |
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| 28 | */ |
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| 29 | public interface Disposable { |
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| 30 | /** |
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| 31 | * Free any resources this object is holding and prepares this object |
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| 32 | * for garbage collection. Once an object has been disposed of it can no |
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| 33 | * longer be used. |
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| 34 | */ |
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| 35 | void dispose(); |
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| 36 | } |
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