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package org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps;
/**
* Interface for any literal value.
*
* @author Abe White
*/
public interface Literal
extends Value, Constant {
int TYPE_UNKNOWN = 0;
int TYPE_NUMBER = 1;
int TYPE_BOOLEAN = 2;
int TYPE_STRING = 3;
int TYPE_SQ_STRING = 4; // single-quoted string
int TYPE_CLASS = 5;
int TYPE_ENUM = 6;
int TYPE_COLLECTION = 7;
int TYPE_DATE = 8;
int TYPE_TIME = 9;
int TYPE_TIMESTAMP = 10;
/**
* The value of this literal.
*/
Object getValue();
/**
* The value of this literal.
*/
void setValue(Object val);
/**
* The type the literal was parsed as.
*/
int getParseType();
}