source: branches/CodeEditor/HeuristicLab.ExtLibs/HeuristicLab.NRefactory/5.5.0/NRefactory-5.5.0/TypeSystem/IFreezable.cs @ 11700

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using System;

namespace ICSharpCode.NRefactory.TypeSystem
{
  public interface IFreezable
  {
    /// <summary>
    /// Gets if this instance is frozen. Frozen instances are immutable and thus thread-safe.
    /// </summary>
    bool IsFrozen { get; }
    
    /// <summary>
    /// Freezes this instance.
    /// </summary>
    void Freeze();
  }
}