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 * Copyright 2005 JBoss Inc
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 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package org.drools.spi;

import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.math.BigInteger;

import org.drools.common.InternalWorkingMemory;

public interface InternalReadAccessor
    extends
    ReadAccessor {

    public Object getValue(InternalWorkingMemory workingMemory, Object object);

    public BigDecimal getBigDecimalValue(InternalWorkingMemory workingMemory, Object object);

    public BigInteger getBigIntegerValue(InternalWorkingMemory workingMemory, Object object);

    public char getCharValue(InternalWorkingMemory workingMemory, Object object);

    public int getIntValue(InternalWorkingMemory workingMemory, Object object);

    public byte getByteValue(InternalWorkingMemory workingMemory, Object object);

    public short getShortValue(InternalWorkingMemory workingMemory, Object object);

    public long getLongValue(InternalWorkingMemory workingMemory, Object object);

    public float getFloatValue(InternalWorkingMemory workingMemory, Object object);

    public double getDoubleValue(InternalWorkingMemory workingMemory, Object object);

    public boolean getBooleanValue(InternalWorkingMemory workingMemory, Object object);

    public boolean isNullValue(InternalWorkingMemory workingMemory, Object object);

    public int getHashCode(InternalWorkingMemory workingMemory, Object object);
    
    public boolean isGlobal();
    
    public boolean isSelfReference();

}