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  25 
  26 package com.sun.jdi;
  27 
  28 /**
  29  * Provides access to a primitive <code>byte</code> value in the target VM.
  30  *
  31  * @author Robert Field
  32  * @author Gordon Hirsch
  33  * @author James McIlree
  34  * @since  1.3
  35  */
  36 public interface ByteValue extends PrimitiveValue, Comparable<ByteValue>
  37 {
  38     /**
  39      * Returns this ByteValue as a <code>byte</code>.
  40      *
  41      * @return the <code>byte</code> mirrored by this object.
  42      */
  43     byte value();
  44 
  45     /**
  46      * Compares the specified Object with this ByteValue for equality.
  47      *
  48      * @return true if the Object is a ByteValue and if applying "=="
  49      * to the two mirrored primitives would evaluate to true; false
  50      * otherwise.
  51      */
  52     boolean equals(Object obj);
  53 
  54     /**
  55      * Returns the hash code value for this BooleanValue.
  56      *
  57      * @return the integer hash code
  58      */
  59     int hashCode();
  60 }