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package org.osgi.service.blueprint.reflect;
/**
* Metadata for a simple String value that will be type-converted
* if necessary before injecting.
*
* @ThreadSafe
* @version $Revision: 8083 $
*/
public interface ValueMetadata extends NonNullMetadata {
/**
* Return the unconverted string representation of the value.
*
* This is specified by the value attribute or text part of the
* value element.
*
* @return The unconverted string representation of the value.
*/
String getStringValue();
/**
* Return the name of the type to which the value should be converted.
*
* This is specified by the type attribute.
*
* @return The name of the type to which the value should be converted or
* null if no type is specified.
*/
String getType();
}