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package org.osgi.service.device;
import org.osgi.framework.ServiceReference;
/**
* Instances of Match are used in the {@link DriverSelector#select}
* method to identify Driver services matching a Device service.
*
* @version $Revision: 5654 $
* @since 1.1
* @see DriverSelector
* @ThreadSafe
*/
public interface Match {
/**
* Return the reference to a Driver service.
*
* @return 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();
}