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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);
}
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