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package org.jf.dexlib2.iface;
import org.jf.dexlib2.iface.value.EncodedValue;
import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
import javax.annotation.Nullable;
/**
* This class represents an individual name/value element in an annotation
*/
public interface AnnotationElement extends Comparable<AnnotationElement> {
/**
* Gets the name of the element.
*
* @return The name of the element.
*/
@Nonnull String getName();
/**
* Gets the value of the element.
*
* @return The value of the element
*/
@Nonnull EncodedValue getValue();
/**
* Returns a hashcode for this AnnotationElement.
*
* This hashCode is defined to be the following:
*
* <pre>
* {@code
* int hashCode = getName().hashCode();
* hashCode = hashCode*31 + getValue().hashCode();
* }</pre>
*
* @return The hash code value for this AnnotationElement
*/
@Override int hashCode();
/**
* Compares this AnnotationElement to another AnnotationElement for equality.
*
* This AnnotationElement is equal to another AnnotationElement if all of it's "fields" are equal. That is, if
* the return values of getName() and getValue() are both equal.
*
* @param o The object to be compared for equality with this AnnotationElement
* @return true if the specified object is equal to this AnnotationElement
*/
@Override boolean equals(@Nullable Object o);
/**
* Compares this AnnotationElement to another AnnotationElement.
*
* The comparison is based on the value of getName() and getValue(), in that order.
*
* @param o The AnnotationElement to compare with this AnnotationElement
* @return An integer representing the result of the comparison
*/
@Override int compareTo(AnnotationElement o);
}