1 /*
2 * Copyright 2020 The Netty Project
3 *
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5 * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a
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8 * https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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14 */
15 package io.netty.buffer.search;
16
17 /**
18 * Interface for {@link SearchProcessor} that implements simultaneous search for multiple strings.
19 * @see MultiSearchProcessorFactory
20 */
21 public interface MultiSearchProcessor extends SearchProcessor {
22
23 /**
24 * @return the index of found search string (if any, or -1 if none) at current position of this MultiSearchProcessor
25 */
26 int getFoundNeedleId();
27
28 }