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package org.eclipse.jetty.util;

Abstract mechanism to support attachment of miscellaneous objects.
/**
 * Abstract mechanism to support attachment of miscellaneous objects.
 */
public interface Attachable
{
    
See Also:
setAttachment(Object)
Returns:
the object attached to this instance/**
     * @return the object attached to this instance
     * @see #setAttachment(Object)
     */
    Object getAttachment();

    
Attaches the given object to this stream for later retrieval.
Params:
attachment – the object to attach to this instance/**
     * Attaches the given object to this stream for later retrieval.
     *
     * @param attachment the object to attach to this instance
     */
    void setAttachment(Object attachment);
}