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package org.apache.lucene.analysis.tokenattributes;
import org.apache.lucene.util.Attribute;
import org.apache.lucene.util.BytesRef;
/**
* The payload of a Token.
* <p>
* The payload is stored in the index at each position, and can
* be used to influence scoring when using Payload-based queries.
* <p>
* NOTE: because the payload will be stored at each position, it's usually
* best to use the minimum number of bytes necessary. Some codec implementations
* may optimize payload storage when all payloads have the same length.
*
* @see org.apache.lucene.index.PostingsEnum
*/
public interface PayloadAttribute extends Attribute {
/**
* Returns this Token's payload.
* @see #setPayload(BytesRef)
*/
public BytesRef getPayload();
/**
* Sets this Token's payload.
* @see #getPayload()
*/
public void setPayload(BytesRef payload);
}