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package	com.apple.dnssd;


/**	
	Reference to a record returned by {@link DNSSDRegistration#addRecord}.<P> 

	Note: client is responsible for serializing access to these objects if 
	they are shared between concurrent threads.
*/

public interface	DNSRecord
{
	/** Update a registered resource record.<P> 
		The record must either be the primary txt record of a service registered via DNSSD.register(), 
		or a record added to a registered service via addRecord().<P>

		@param	flags
					Currently unused, reserved for future use.
		<P>
		@param	rData
					The new rdata to be contained in the updated resource record.
		<P>
		@param	ttl
					The time to live of the updated resource record, in seconds.
	*/
	void			update( int flags, byte[] rData, int ttl)
	throws DNSSDException;

	/** Remove a registered resource record.<P> 
	*/
	void			remove()
	throws DNSSDException;
}