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package com.sun.nio.sctp;

/**

 * A notification from the SCTP stack.

 *

 * <P> Objects of this type are passed to the {@link NotificationHandler} when

 * a notification is received.

 *

 * <P> An SCTP channel supports the following notifications: {@link

 * AssociationChangeNotification}, {@link PeerAddressChangeNotification},

 * {@link SendFailedNotification}, {@link ShutdownNotification}, and may support

 * additional implementation specific notifications.

 *

 * @since 1.7

 */

public interface Notification {

    /**

     * Returns the association that this notification is applicable to.

     *

     * @return  The association

     */

    public Association association();

}