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package org.osgi.service.device;

import org.osgi.framework.ServiceReference;

/**
 * Instances of {@code Match} are used in the
 * {@link DriverSelector#select(ServiceReference, Match[])} method to identify
 * Driver services matching a Device service.
 * 
 * @ThreadSafe
 * @noimplement
 * @author $Id: d162518484495fb4ad5c99153b85d274837c69ab $
 * @since 1.1
 * @see DriverSelector
 */
public interface Match {
	/**
	 * Return the reference to a Driver service.
	 * 
	 * @return {@code ServiceReference} object to a Driver service.
	 */
	public ServiceReference getDriver();

	/**
	 * Return the match value of this object.
	 * 
	 * @return the match value returned by this Driver service.
	 */
	public int getMatchValue();
}




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