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25
26package com.sun.javadoc;
27
28
29/**
30 * Represents a value of an annotation type element.
31 *
32 * @author Scott Seligman
33 * @since 1.5
34 *
35 * @deprecated
36 *   The declarations in this package have been superseded by those
37 *   in the package {@code jdk.javadoc.doclet}.
38 *   For more information, see the <i>Migration Guide</i> in the documentation for that package.
39 */
40@Deprecated
41public interface AnnotationValue {
42
43    /**
44     * Returns the value.
45     * The type of the returned object is one of the following:
46     * <ul><li> a wrapper class for a primitive type
47     *     <li> {@code String}
48     *     <li> {@code Type} (representing a class literal)
49     *     <li> {@code FieldDoc} (representing an enum constant)
50     *     <li> {@code AnnotationDesc}
51     *     <li> {@code AnnotationValue[]}
52     * </ul>
53     *
54     * @return the value.
55     */
56    Object value();
57
58    /**
59     * Returns a string representation of the value.
60     *
61     * @return the text of a Java language annotation value expression
62     *          whose value is the value of this element.
63     */
64    String toString();
65}
66