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package org.apache.ode.jacob.examples.cell;

import org.apache.ode.jacob.Val;
import org.apache.ode.jacob.ap.ChannelType;

/**
 * Channel type for a cell. The channel allows reading of and setting the values of a cell.
 *
 * @jacob.kind
 */
@ChannelType
public interface Cell  {

  /**
   * Read the value of the cell.
   * @param replyTo channel to which the value of the cell is sent
   */
  public void read(Val replyTo);

  /**
   * Write the value of the cell.
   * @param newVal new value of the cell
   */
  public void write(Object newVal);
}