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014
015package 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 */
022public 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}