org.apache.flink.util

Interface RefCounted

All Known Implementing Classes:

RefCountedBufferingFileStream, RefCountedFile, RefCountedFileWithStream, RefCountedFSOutputStream

@Internal
public interface RefCounted

Interface to simply add reference counting functionality.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	release() Decreases the reference counter.
void	retain() Increases the reference counter.

Method Detail

retain

void retain()

Increases the reference counter.

release

boolean release()

Decreases the reference counter.

Returns:

true if the reference counter reached 0, false otherwise.