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package javax.lang.model.element;
import java.util.List;
import javax.lang.model.type.*;
/**
* Represents a value of an annotation type element.
* A value is of one of the following types:
* <ul><li> a wrapper class (such as {@link Integer}) for a primitive type
* <li> {@code String}
* <li> {@code TypeMirror}
* <li> {@code VariableElement} (representing an enum constant)
* <li> {@code AnnotationMirror}
* <li> {@code List<? extends AnnotationValue>}
* (representing the elements, in declared order, if the value is an array)
* </ul>
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* @author Joseph D. Darcy
* @author Scott Seligman
* @author Peter von der Ahé
* @since 1.6
*/
public interface AnnotationValue {
/**
* Returns the value.
*
* @return the value
*/
Object getValue();
/**
* Returns a string representation of this value.
* This is returned in a form suitable for representing this value
* in the source code of an annotation.
*
* @return a string representation of this value
*/
String toString();
/**
* Applies a visitor to this value.
*
* @param <R> the return type of the visitor's methods
* @param <P> the type of the additional parameter to the visitor's methods
* @param v the visitor operating on this value
* @param p additional parameter to the visitor
* @return a visitor-specified result
*/
<R, P> R accept(AnnotationValueVisitor<R, P> v, P p);
}