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package gov.nasa.jpf.util.json;
/**
* Value that was read from JSON document. ("key" : value).
* Value class has methods to return string, double or boolean value.
* Derived class should throw exceptions if they can't convert value read from
* JSON document to the requested one.
* @author Ivan Mushketik
*/
public interface Value {
/**
* Get string value.
* @return string value read from JSON document
*/
public String getString();
/**
* Get double value.
* @return double value read from JSON document
*/
public Double getDouble();
/**
* Get JSON object.
* @return JSON object value read from JSON document
*/
public JSONObject getObject();
/**
* Get array value.
* @return array value read from JSON document
*/
public Value[] getArray();
/**
* Get boolean value.
* @return boolean value read from JSON document.
*/
public Boolean getBoolean();
}