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017package org.apache.bcel.classfile;
018
019/**
020 * This interface denotes those constants that have a "natural" value, such as ConstantLong, ConstantString, etc..
021 *
022 * @see Constant
023 */
024public interface ConstantObject {
025
026    /**
027     * Gets the object representing the constant, e.g., Long for ConstantLong.
028     *
029     * @param constantPool the constant.
030     * @return object representing the constant, e.g., Long for ConstantLong.
031     */
032    Object getConstantValue(ConstantPool constantPool);
033}