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package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.storage.am.common.api;

import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.data.accessors.ITupleReference;

/**
 * Interface for updating a tuple. Warning: By convention, this interface
 * assumes that the modifications do not change the size of the tuple, and that
 * it does not change keys (e.g., BTree keys). This interface is used to
 * implement update scans.
 * 
 */
public interface ITupleUpdater {
	public void updateTuple(ITupleReference tuple);
}