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package groovy.json.internal;

import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.math.BigInteger;
import java.util.Date;

/**
 * @author Rick Hightower
 */
public interface Value {

    byte byteValue();

    short shortValue();

    int intValue();

    long longValue();

    BigDecimal bigDecimalValue();

    BigInteger bigIntegerValue();

    float floatValue();

    double doubleValue();

    boolean booleanValue();

    Date dateValue();

    String stringValue();

    String stringValueEncoded();

    Object toValue();

    <T extends Enum> T toEnum(Class<T> cls);

    boolean isContainer(); //either a map or a collection

    void chop();

    char charValue();
}
