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     25 
     26 package sun.nio.fs;
     27 
     28 import java.nio.file.attribute.BasicFileAttributes;
     29 
     30 /**
     31  * Implemented by objects that may hold or cache the attributes of a file.
     32  */
     33 
     34 public interface BasicFileAttributesHolder {
     35     /**
     36      * Returns cached attributes (may be null). If file is a symbolic link then
     37      * the attributes are the link attributes and not the final target of the
     38      * file.
     39      */
     40     BasicFileAttributes get();
     41 
     42     /**
     43      * Invalidates cached attributes
     44      */
     45     void invalidate();
     46 }
     47