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package org.snmp4j.agent.mo.snmp;
import org.snmp4j.agent.*;
/**
* An updatable ManagedObject can be externally triggered to update its state
* by calling its {@link #update()} method.
*
* @author Frank Fock
* @version 1.0
*
* @deprecated This interface had not a clear definition and had not used by
* SNMP4J-Agent at all. For updatable managed objects use the new interface
* {@link org.snmp4j.agent.UpdatableManagedObject} instead.
*/
public interface UpdatableManagedObject extends ManagedObject {
/**
* Updates the internal state of the managed object, for example to
* before a request is processed or if an external event needs to update
* the data. Another example is updating a TimeStamp object.
*/
void update();
}