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package org.apache.flex.compiler.tree.mxml;
import org.apache.flex.compiler.tree.as.IASNode;
import org.apache.flex.compiler.tree.as.IExpressionNode;
import org.apache.flex.compiler.tree.as.ILiteralNode;
/**
* This is the base interface for AST nodes representing
* <code><Boolean></code>, <code><int></code>,
* <code><uint></code>, <code><Number></code>,
* <code><String></code>, and <code><Class></code> tags. These AST
* nodes represent a primitive ActionScript value.
*/
public interface IMXMLExpressionNode extends IMXMLInstanceNode
{
/**
* Gets the value of the node as an {@link IExpressionNode}. In a primitive
* case such as <String>abc</String> the value will be an
* {@link ILiteralNode}. In a databinding case such as
* <String>{employee.name}</String> the value will be an
* {@link IMXMLDataBindingNode}. In a mixed case such as
* <String>Hello, {name}</String> the value will be an
* {@link IMXMLConcatenatedDataBindingNode}.
*
* @return An {@link IExpressionNode} representing the value of the tag.
*/
IASNode getExpressionNode();
}