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package org.jf.dexlib2.iface.value;

import org.jf.dexlib2.iface.reference.MethodReference;

import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
import javax.annotation.Nullable;

This class represents an encoded method value.
/**
 * This class represents an encoded method value.
 */
public interface MethodEncodedValue extends EncodedValue {
    
Gets the method value.
Returns:
the method value as a MethodReference/**
     * Gets the method value.
     *
     * @return the method value as a MethodReference
     */
    MethodReference getValue();

    
Returns a hashcode for this EncodedMethodValue.
This hashCode is defined to be the following:

int hashCode = getValue.hashCode();

Returns:
The hash code value for this EncodedMethodValue/**
     * Returns a hashcode for this EncodedMethodValue.
     *
     * This hashCode is defined to be the following:
     *
     * <pre>
     * {@code
     * int hashCode = getValue.hashCode();
     * }</pre>
     *
     * @return The hash code value for this EncodedMethodValue
     */
    @Override int hashCode();

    
Compares this MethodEncodedValue to another MethodEncodedValue for equality.
This MethodEncodedValue is equal to another MethodEncodedValue if the values returned by getValue() are equal.
Params:
o – The object to be compared for equality with this MethodEncodedValue
Returns:
true if the specified object is equal to this MethodEncodedValue/**
     * Compares this MethodEncodedValue to another MethodEncodedValue for equality.
     *
     * This MethodEncodedValue is equal to another MethodEncodedValue if the values returned by getValue() are equal.
     *
     * @param o The object to be compared for equality with this MethodEncodedValue
     * @return true if the specified object is equal to this MethodEncodedValue
     */
    @Override boolean equals(@Nullable Object o);

    
Compare this MethodEncodedValue to another EncodedValue.
The comparison is first done on the return values of getValueType(). If the other value is another
MethodEncodedValue, the return values of getValue() are compared.
Params:
o – The EncodedValue to compare with this MethodEncodedValue
Returns:
An integer representing the result of the comparison/**
     * Compare this MethodEncodedValue to another EncodedValue.
     *
     * The comparison is first done on the return values of getValueType(). If the other value is another
     * MethodEncodedValue, the return values of getValue() are compared.
     *
     * @param o The EncodedValue to compare with this MethodEncodedValue
     * @return An integer representing the result of the comparison
     */
    @Override int compareTo(@Nonnull EncodedValue o);
}