SearchExpression.java

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package org.eclipse.m2e.core.internal.index;

/**
 * SearchExpression is a wrapper interface for expressions representable as plain strings to be used within searches.
 * 
 * @author cstamas
 */
public interface SearchExpression {

  /**
   * Returns the expression value as plain java String.
   * 
   * @return
   */
  String getStringValue();

}