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package com.hazelcast.core;
/**
* Virtual partition instance.
* Each partition belongs to a member and this ownership may change when a member joins to or leaves the cluster.
*/
public interface Partition {
/**
* Returns id of the partition.
*
* @return id of the partition
*/
int getPartitionId();
/**
* Returns owner member of the partition. It can be that null is returned if the owner of a partition has not
* been established.
*
* @return owner member of the partition
*/
Member getOwner();
}