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package visage.reflect;
/** A proxy/mirror for a run-time value.
*
* @author Per Bothner
* @profile desktop
*/
public interface VisageValue {
/** Get the type of this value.
* This is depends on the value's "source", such as a variable's type.
* This may not be what you want - you might want
* {{@link VisageLocal.ObjectValue#getClassType} instead.
* (Perhaps we should deprecate getType to avoid confusion.)
*/
public abstract VisageType getType();
public int getItemCount();
public abstract boolean isNull();
public VisageValue getItem(int index);
public abstract String getValueString();
}