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/*
 * Token.java
 *
 * Created on January 7, 2002, 3:06 PM
 */

package org.netbeans.lib.java.parser;

/**
 *
 * @author  Tomas Hurka
 */
public interface Token extends ASTree {
            
    public int getStartOffset();
    
    public int getEndOffset();
    
    public Token[] getPadding();
    
    public Object getValue();

    /**
     * Returns the scanner's deprecatedFlag setting when this token
     * was created.  Note:  this does not indicate whether the structure
     * associated with this token is actually deprecated, only the
     * scanner's state.  This is necessary so that accurate deprecation
     * information can be returned after the scanner instance is released
     * from a token array.
     */
    public boolean getDeprecatedFlag();
}