/NRefactory/ICSharpCode.NRefactory/TypeSystem/IFreezable.cs

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19using System;
20
21namespace ICSharpCode.NRefactory.TypeSystem
22{
23	public interface IFreezable
24	{
25		/// <summary>
26		/// Gets if this instance is frozen. Frozen instances are immutable and thus thread-safe.
27		/// </summary>
28		bool IsFrozen { get; }
29		
30		/// <summary>
31		/// Freezes this instance.
32		/// </summary>
33		void Freeze();
34	}
35}