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package gc.g1.unloading.keepref;
/**
* Classes implementing this interface hold reference to object in different ways. This is done to prevent something of being garbage collected/unloaded.
*
*/
public interface RefHolder {
/**
* This method keeps reference to object in different ways.
*
* @param object
* @return object that should be kept reference to (if any)
*/
Object hold(Object object);
}