| /* |
| * Copyright (c) OSGi Alliance (2008, 2009). All Rights Reserved. |
| * |
| * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); |
| * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. |
| * You may obtain a copy of the License at |
| * |
| * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 |
| * |
| * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software |
| * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, |
| * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. |
| * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and |
| * limitations under the License. |
| */ |
| package org.osgi.service.blueprint.reflect; |
| |
| /** |
| * Metadata for a simple <code>String</code> value that will be type-converted |
| * if necessary before injecting. |
| * |
| * @ThreadSafe |
| * @version $Revision$ |
| */ |
| public interface ValueMetadata extends NonNullMetadata { |
| /** |
| * Return the unconverted string representation of the value. |
| * |
| * This is specified by the <code>value</code> attribute or text part of the |
| * <code>value</code> element. |
| * |
| * @return The unconverted string representation of the value. |
| */ |
| String getStringValue(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Return the name of the type to which the value should be converted. |
| * |
| * This is specified by the <code>type</code> attribute. |
| * |
| * @return The name of the type to which the value should be converted or |
| * <code>null</code> if no type is specified. |
| */ |
| String getType(); |
| } |