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package com.sun.star.uno;

/** 
 * The Enum class is the base class for all classes generated 
 * as java binding for the IDL type enum.
 * Each java mapped enum class provides static member of this class 
 * which represents the enum values.
 * You cannot create a object of this class or subclass direct, to 
 * avoid enum values with integer values outside the defined range.
 * <p>
 * @version 	$Revision: 1.5 $ $ $Date: 2008-04-11 11:11:59 $
 */
public abstract class Enum {
	private int m_value;

    /**	
	 * Constructs a enum value.
	 * <p>
	 * @param  value   the integer value of this enum value.
     */
	protected Enum(int value) {
		m_value = value;
	}

    /** 
	 * Get the integer value of an enum value.
	 * <p>
	 * @return   the integer value.
     */
	public final int getValue() {
		return m_value;	
	}
}