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package org.arastreju.sge.model.nodes;
import org.arastreju.sge.model.ElementaryDataType;
import org.arastreju.sge.model.nodes.views.SNScalar;
import org.arastreju.sge.model.nodes.views.SNText;
import org.arastreju.sge.model.nodes.views.SNTimeSpec;
import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.math.BigInteger;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Locale;
/**
* <p>
* Base interface for all value nodes.
* </p>
*
* <p>
* Created Jan 5, 2010
* </p>
*
* @author Oliver Tigges
*/
public interface ValueNode extends SemanticNode, Comparable<ValueNode> {
ElementaryDataType getDataType();
Object getValue();
Locale getLocale();
// ------------------------------------------------------
/**
* @return The string value.
*/
String getStringValue();
/**
* @return The boolean value.
*/
Boolean getBooleanValue();
/**
* @return The integer value.
*/
BigInteger getIntegerValue();
/**
* @return The decimal value.
*/
BigDecimal getDecimalValue();
/**
* @return The date value.
*/
Date getTimeValue();
// ------------------------------------------------------
SNTimeSpec asTimeSpec();
SNScalar asScalar();
SNText asText();
}