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  25 
  26 package com.sun.jdi;
  27 
  28 /**
  29  * A string object from the target VM.
  30  * A StringReference is an {@link ObjectReference} with additional
  31  * access to string-specific information from the target VM.
  32  *
  33  * @author Robert Field
  34  * @author Gordon Hirsch
  35  * @author James McIlree
  36  * @since  1.3
  37  */
  38 public interface StringReference extends ObjectReference
  39 {
  40     /**
  41      * Returns the StringReference as a String. The returned string
  42      * is the equivalent of the mirrored string, but is an entity in the
  43      * client VM and can be manipulated like any other string.
  44      *
  45      * @return the string value.
  46      */
  47     String value();
  48 }