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* Copyright 2010 Google Inc.
*
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*
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*/
package elemental.json;
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
* Base interface for all Json values.
*/
public interface JsonValue extends Serializable {
/**
* Coerces underlying value to boolean according to the rules of Javascript coercion.
*/
boolean asBoolean();
/**
* Coerces the underlying value to a number according to the rules of Javascript coercion.
*/
double asNumber();
/**
* Coerces the underlying value to a String according to the rules of JavaScript coercion.
*/
String asString();
/**
* Returns an enumeration representing the fundamental JSON type.
*/
JsonType getType();
/**
* Returns a serialized JSON string representing this value.
* @return
*/
String toJson();
/**
* Equivalent of Javascript '==' operator comparison between two values.
*/
boolean jsEquals(JsonValue value);
/**
* If used in a GWT context (dev or prod mode), converts the object to a native JavaScriptObject
* suitable for passing to JSNI methods. Otherwise, returns the current object in other contexts,
* such as server-side use.
*/
Object toNative();
}