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 package org.kuali.rice.core.api.criteria;

 /**

  * A wrapper for values that are used on a {@link Criteria}.  This wrapper

  * allows for single parameterized type for all criteria values and

  * aids primarily in mapping these values to a message format for use on a

  * remotable service (i.e. with marhaling to XML using JAXB)

  * 

  * <p>Has a single method {@link #getValue()} which simply returns the

  * wrapped value.

  * 

  * @param <T> the type of the value stored by this CriteriaValue

  * 

  * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)

  *

  */

 public interface CriteriaValue<T> {

         /**

          * Returns the stored value.  This value should never be null.

          * 

          * @return the stored value, should never be null

          */

     T getValue();

 }