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17  package org.apache.commons.jxpath;
18  
19  import java.io.Serializable;
20  
21  /**
22   * A Container is an object implementing an indirection
23   * mechanism transparent to JXPath.  For example, if property
24   * "foo" of the context node has a Container as its value,
25   * the XPath "foo" will produce the contents of that Container,
26   * rather than the container itself.
27   *
28   * @author Dmitri Plotnikov
29   * @version $Revision: 652925 $ $Date: 2008-05-03 00:05:41 +0200 (Sa, 03 Mai 2008) $
30   */
31  public interface Container extends Serializable {
32  
33      /**
34       * Returns the contained value.
35       * @return Object value
36       */
37      Object getValue();
38  
39      /**
40       * Modifies the value contained by this container.  May throw
41       * UnsupportedOperationException.
42       * @param value Object value to set.
43       */
44      void setValue(Object value);
45  }