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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}