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package com.sun.media.sound;

import javax.sound.sampled.Clip;

/**

 * Interface for Clip objects that close themselves automatically

 *

 * @author Florian Bomers

 */

interface AutoClosingClip extends Clip {

    /**

     * Indicates whether this clip instance is auto closing.

     * When the clip is auto closing, it calls the close()

     * method automatically after a short period of inactivity.<br>

     * <br>

     *

     * @return true if this clip is auto closing

     */

    boolean isAutoClosing();

    /**

     * Sets whether this Clip instance is auto closing or not.

     * If true, the close() method will be called automatically

     * after a short period of inactivity.

     *

     * @param value - true to set this clip to auto closing

     */

    void setAutoClosing(boolean value);

}