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package org.apache.openjpa.kernel.exps;

/**
 * Interface for any literal value.
 *
 * @author Abe White
 */
public interface Literal
    extends Value, Constant {

    public static final int TYPE_UNKNOWN = 0;
    public static final int TYPE_NUMBER = 1;
    public static final int TYPE_BOOLEAN = 2;
    public static final int TYPE_STRING = 3;
    public static final int TYPE_SQ_STRING = 4; // single-quoted string
    public static final int TYPE_CLASS = 5;
    public static final int TYPE_ENUM = 6;
    public static final int TYPE_COLLECTION = 7;
    public static final int TYPE_DATE = 8;
    public static final int TYPE_TIME = 9;
    public static final int TYPE_TIMESTAMP = 10;

    /**
     * The value of this literal.
     */
    public Object getValue();

    /**
     * The value of this literal.
     */
    public void setValue(Object val);

    /**
     * The type the literal was parsed as.
     */
    public int getParseType();
}

