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* Copyright 2013 The Netty Project
*
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package io.netty.buffer;
import io.netty.util.ReferenceCounted;
/**
* A packet which is send or receive.
*/
public interface ByteBufHolder extends ReferenceCounted {
/**
* Return the data which is held by this {@link ByteBufHolder}.
*/
ByteBuf content();
/**
* Create a deep copy of this {@link ByteBufHolder}.
*/
ByteBufHolder copy();
/**
* Duplicate the {@link ByteBufHolder}. Be aware that this will not automatically call {@link #retain()}.
*/
ByteBufHolder duplicate();
@Override
ByteBufHolder retain();
@Override
ByteBufHolder retain(int increment);
@Override
ByteBufHolder touch();
@Override
ByteBufHolder touch(Object hint);
}