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package org.w3c.dom.css;

import org.w3c.dom.DOMException;

/**

 *  The <code>CSSValue</code> interface represents a simple or a complex

 * value. A <code>CSSValue</code> object only occurs in a context of a CSS

 * property.

 * <p>See also the <a href='http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/REC-DOM-Level-2-Style-20001113'>Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Style Specification</a>.

 * @since 1.4, DOM Level 2

 */

public interface CSSValue {

    // UnitTypes

    /**

     * The value is inherited and the <code>cssText</code> contains "inherit".

     */

    public static final short CSS_INHERIT               = 0;

    /**

     * The value is a primitive value and an instance of the

     * <code>CSSPrimitiveValue</code> interface can be obtained by using

     * binding-specific casting methods on this instance of the

     * <code>CSSValue</code> interface.

     */

    public static final short CSS_PRIMITIVE_VALUE       = 1;

    /**

     * The value is a <code>CSSValue</code> list and an instance of the

     * <code>CSSValueList</code> interface can be obtained by using

     * binding-specific casting methods on this instance of the

     * <code>CSSValue</code> interface.

     */

    public static final short CSS_VALUE_LIST            = 2;

    /**

     * The value is a custom value.

     */

    public static final short CSS_CUSTOM                = 3;

    /**

     *  A string representation of the current value.

     */

    public String getCssText();

    /**

     *  A string representation of the current value.

     * @exception DOMException

     *    SYNTAX_ERR: Raised if the specified CSS string value has a syntax

     *   error (according to the attached property) or is unparsable.

     *   <br>INVALID_MODIFICATION_ERR: Raised if the specified CSS string

     *   value represents a different type of values than the values allowed

     *   by the CSS property.

     *   <br> NO_MODIFICATION_ALLOWED_ERR: Raised if this value is readonly.

     */

    public void setCssText(String cssText)

                       throws DOMException;

    /**

     *  A code defining the type of the value as defined above.

     */

    public short getCssValueType();

}