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package org.apache.uima.resource.metadata;

/**
 * Represents an allowed value for an "enumerated" type.
 * 
 * @see TypeDescription
 * 
 * 
 */
public interface AllowedValue extends MetaDataObject {

  /**
   * Gets the allowed value.
   * 
   * @return the allowed value string
   */
  String getString();

  /**
   * Sets the allowed value.
   * 
   * @param aString
   *          the allowed value string
   */
  void setString(String aString);

  /**
   * Gets the verbose description of this allowed value.
   * 
   * @return the description of this allowed value
   */
  String getDescription();

  /**
   * Sets the verbose description of this allowed value.
   * 
   * @param aDescription
   *          the description of this allowed value
   */
  void setDescription(String aDescription);
}
