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package sun.jvmstat.monitor;

/**

 * Interface for Monitoring Integer Instrument Objects.

 *

 * The IntegerMonitor interface does not currently have a IntInstrument

 * counterpart. It is used in limited situations to expose certain

 * implementation specifics as performance counters. Typically,

 * a LongInstrument serves as a reasonable replacement for the

 * an IntInstrument class.

 *

 * @author Brian Doherty

 * @since 1.5

 */

public interface IntegerMonitor extends Monitor {

    /**

     * Get the value of this Integer Instrumentation Object

     *

     * return int - the current value of this instrumentation object

     */

    public int intValue();

}