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package org.apache.tapestry5.json;
/**
* An interface that allows an object to be stored as a {@link JSONObject} or {@link JSONArray} value.
* When printed, the value of {@link #toJSONString()} is printed without quotes or other substitution; it
* is the responsibility of the object to provide proper JSON output.
*/
public interface JSONString
{
/**
* The <code>toJSONString</code> method allows a class to produce its own JSON serialization.
*
* @return A strictly syntactically correct JSON text.
*/
public String toJSONString();
}