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package org.apache.openjpa.jdbc.schema;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * Some schema components count references so that unused components
 * can be detected.
 *
 * @author Abe White
 */
class ReferenceCounter
    implements Serializable {

    
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
    private int _count = 0;

    public int getRefCount() {
        return _count;
    }

    public void ref() {
        _count++;
    }

    public void deref() {
        _count--;
    }
}
