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014    
015    package org.apache.tapestry5.json;
016    
017    /**
018     * An interface that allows an object to be stored as a {@link JSONObject} or {@link JSONArray} value.
019     * When printed, the value of {@link #toJSONString()} is printed without quotes or other substitution; it
020     * is the responsibility of the object to provide proper JSON output.
021     */
022    public interface JSONString
023    {
024        /**
025         * The <code>toJSONString</code> method allows a class to produce its own JSON serialization.
026         * 
027         * @return A strictly syntactically correct JSON text.
028         */
029        public String toJSONString();
030    }