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019package org.apache.bcel.classfile;
020
021/**
022 * This interface denotes those constants that have a "natural" value, such as ConstantLong, ConstantString, and so on.
023 *
024 * @see Constant
025 */
026public interface ConstantObject {
027
028    /**
029     * Gets the object representing the constant, for example, Long for ConstantLong.
030     *
031     * @param constantPool the constant.
032     * @return object representing the constant, for example, Long for ConstantLong.
033     */
034    Object getConstantValue(ConstantPool constantPool);
035}