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| |
| package org.apache.uima.cas; |
| |
| /** |
| * Represents the "owner" of a CAS. A CAS may have a reference to its owner, which allows the CAS to |
| * be released back to the owner when it is no longer needed. A CasOwner may implement a pool of CAS |
| * instances. |
| */ |
| public interface CasOwner { |
| |
| /** |
| * Releases a CAS back to its owner. After calling this method, the caller should no longer access |
| * <code>aCAS</code.. |
| * |
| * @param aCAS the CAS to release |
| */ |
| void releaseCas(AbstractCas aCAS); |
| |
| } |
