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package jpos.profile;

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//
// This software is provided "AS IS".  The JavaPOS working group (including
// each of the Corporate members, contributors and individuals)  MAKES NO
// REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE SOFTWARE,
// EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED 
// WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND 
// NON-INFRINGEMENT. The JavaPOS working group shall not be liable for
// any damages suffered as a result of using, modifying or distributing this
// software or its derivatives. Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute
// the software and its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted. 
//
// The JavaPOS Config/Loader (aka JCL) is now under the CPL license, which 
// is an OSS Apache-like license.  The complete license is located at:
//    http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/os-cpl.html
//
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/**
 * Defines a property value
 * @since 1.3 (SF 2K meeting)
 * @author E. Michael Maximilien ([email protected])
 */
public interface PropValue
{
	/** @return the Java object that this value represents */
	public Object getValue();

	/** @return a String representation of this value */
	public String toString();

	/** @return the PropType for this PropValue */
	public PropType getType();

	/**
	 * @return true if this and the other value are equal 
	 * @param other the other PropValue
	 */
	public boolean equals( Object propValue );
}