Commons JXPath example source code file (Container.java)

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The Commons JXPath Container.java source code

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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: 652925 $ $Date: 2008-05-02 17:05:41 -0500 (Fri, 02 May 2008) $
 */
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);
}