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The CSSValue.java Java example source code

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package org.w3c.dom.css;

import org.w3c.dom.DOMException;

/**
 *  The <code>CSSValue interface represents a simple or a complex
 * value. A <code>CSSValue object only occurs in a context of a CSS
 * property.
 * <p>See also the Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Style Specification.
 * @since DOM Level 2
 */
public interface CSSValue {
    // UnitTypes
    /**
     * The value is inherited and the <code>cssText contains "inherit".
     */
    public static final short CSS_INHERIT               = 0;
    /**
     * The value is a primitive value and an instance of the
     * <code>CSSPrimitiveValue interface can be obtained by using
     * binding-specific casting methods on this instance of the
     * <code>CSSValue interface.
     */
    public static final short CSS_PRIMITIVE_VALUE       = 1;
    /**
     * The value is a <code>CSSValue list and an instance of the
     * <code>CSSValueList interface can be obtained by using
     * binding-specific casting methods on this instance of the
     * <code>CSSValue interface.
     */
    public static final short CSS_VALUE_LIST            = 2;
    /**
     * The value is a custom value.
     */
    public static final short CSS_CUSTOM                = 3;

    /**
     *  A string representation of the current value.
     */
    public String getCssText();
    /**
     *  A string representation of the current value.
     * @exception DOMException
     *    SYNTAX_ERR: Raised if the specified CSS string value has a syntax
     *   error (according to the attached property) or is unparsable.
     *   <br>INVALID_MODIFICATION_ERR: Raised if the specified CSS string
     *   value represents a different type of values than the values allowed
     *   by the CSS property.
     *   <br> NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR: Raised if this value is readonly.
     */
    public void setCssText(String cssText)
                       throws DOMException;

    /**
     *  A code defining the type of the value as defined above.
     */
    public short getCssValueType();

}