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+/*\r
+\r
+ Derby - Class org.apache.derby.iapi.services.locks.Latch\r
+\r
+ Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more\r
+ contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with\r
+ this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.\r
+ The ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0\r
+ (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with\r
+ the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at\r
+\r
+ http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0\r
+\r
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software\r
+ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,\r
+ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.\r
+ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and\r
+ limitations under the License.\r
+\r
+ */\r
+\r
+package org.apache.derby.iapi.services.locks;\r
+\r
+/**\r
+ A Latch represents a latch held in the lock manager.\r
+*/\r
+public interface Latch {\r
+\r
+ /** \r
+ Get the compatibility space the latch is held in.\r
+ */\r
+ public CompatibilitySpace getCompatabilitySpace();\r
+\r
+ /**\r
+ Gte the object the latch is held on.\r
+ */\r
+ public Lockable getLockable();\r
+\r
+ /**\r
+ Get the qualifier used when the latch was obtained.\r
+ */\r
+ public Object getQualifier();\r
+\r
+ public int getCount();\r
+}\r