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*
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package org.exoplatform.services.jcr.core.value;
import javax.jcr.RepositoryException;
import javax.jcr.Value;
import javax.jcr.ValueFormatException;
/**
* <code>ExtendedValue</code> is a addition to the {@link javax.jcr.Value Value} interface It is
* created for compatibility with RMI interface with JSR specification.
*
* @author Gennady Azarenkov
* @version $Id: ExtendedValue.java 11907 2008-03-13 15:36:21Z ksm $
*/
public interface ExtendedValue extends Value
{
/**
* Return order value in the list
*
* @return order value in the list
*/
public int getOrderNumber();
/**
* Return length of the value .
*
* @return length
*/
public long getLength();
/**
* Return the reference representation of the value
*
* @return The reference
* @throws ValueFormatException
* @throws IllegalStateException
* @throws RepositoryException
*/
public String getReference() throws ValueFormatException, IllegalStateException, RepositoryException;
}