jdk/src/share/classes/sun/dyn/WrapperInstance.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
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+ *
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+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
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+ *
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+ *
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+ */
+
+package sun.dyn;
+
+import java.dyn.MethodHandle;
+
+/**
+ * Private API used inside of java.dyn.MethodHandles.
+ * Interface implemented by every object which is produced by
+ * {@link java.dyn.MethodHandles#asInstance MethodHandles.asInstance}.
+ * The methods of this interface allow a caller to recover the parameters
+ * to {@code asInstance}.
+ * This allows applications to repeatedly convert between method handles
+ * and SAM objects, without the risk of creating unbounded delegation chains.
+ */
+public interface WrapperInstance {
+    /** Produce or recover a target method handle which is behaviorally
+     *  equivalent to the SAM method of this object.
+     */
+    public MethodHandle getWrapperInstanceTarget();
+    /** Recover the SAM type for which this object was created.
+     */
+    public Class<?> getWrapperInstanceType();
+}
+