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  25 
  26 package javax.sound.midi;
  27 
  28 
  29 /**
  30  * A <code>Transmitter</code> sends <code>{@link MidiEvent}</code> objects to one or more
  31  * <code>{@link Receiver Receivers}</code>. Common MIDI transmitters include sequencers
  32  * and MIDI input ports.
  33  *
  34  * @see Receiver
  35  *
  36  * @author Kara Kytle
  37  */
  38 public interface Transmitter {
  39 
  40 
  41     /**
  42      * Sets the receiver to which this transmitter will deliver MIDI messages.
  43      * If a receiver is currently set, it is replaced with this one.
  44      * @param receiver the desired receiver.
  45      */
  46     public void setReceiver(Receiver receiver);
  47 
  48 
  49     /**
  50      * Obtains the current receiver to which this transmitter will deliver MIDI messages.
  51      * @return the current receiver.  If no receiver is currently set,
  52      * returns <code>null</code>
  53      */
  54     public Receiver getReceiver();
  55 
  56 
  57     /**
  58      * Indicates that the application has finished using the transmitter, and
  59      * that limited resources it requires may be released or made available.
  60      *
  61      * <p>If the creation of this <code>Transmitter</code> resulted in
  62      * implicitly opening the underlying device, the device is
  63      * implicitly closed by this method. This is true unless the device is
  64      * kept open by other <code>Receiver</code> or <code>Transmitter</code>
  65      * instances that opened the device implicitly, and unless the device
  66      * has been opened explicitly. If the device this
  67      * <code>Transmitter</code> is retrieved from is closed explicitly
  68      * by calling {@link MidiDevice#close MidiDevice.close}, the
  69      * <code>Transmitter</code> is closed, too.  For a detailed
  70      * description of open/close behaviour see the class description
  71      * of {@link javax.sound.midi.MidiDevice MidiDevice}.
  72      *
  73      * @see javax.sound.midi.MidiSystem#getTransmitter
  74      */
  75     public void close();
  76 }