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| package org.apache.commons.jxpath; |
| |
| import java.io.Serializable; |
| |
| /** |
| * A Container is an object implementing an indirection |
| * mechanism transparent to JXPath. For example, if property |
| * "foo" of the context node has a Container as its value, |
| * the XPath "foo" will produce the contents of that Container, |
| * rather than the container itself. |
| * |
| * @author Dmitri Plotnikov |
| * @version $Revision$ $Date$ |
| */ |
| public interface Container extends Serializable { |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns the contained value. |
| * @return Object value |
| */ |
| Object getValue(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Modifies the value contained by this container. May throw |
| * UnsupportedOperationException. |
| * @param value Object value to set. |
| */ |
| void setValue(Object value); |
| } |