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package org.jnode.configure;
import org.jnode.configure.PropertySet.Value;
/**
* A property type constrains the values of a property.
*
* @author crawley@jnode.org
*/
public abstract class PropertyType {
private final String typeName;
public PropertyType(String typeName) {
super();
this.typeName = typeName;
}
public abstract Value fromInput(String token);
public abstract Value fromValue(String value);
public String getTypeName() {
return typeName;
}
public abstract String describe(Value defaultValue);
}