001package org.hl7.fhir.instance.model.api;
002
003
004/*
005 * #%L
006 * HAPI FHIR - Core Library
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022 */
023
024
025import javax.annotation.Nullable;
026
027public interface IPrimitiveType<T> extends IBaseDatatype {
028
029        String getValueAsString();
030
031        void setValueAsString(String theValue) throws IllegalArgumentException;
032
033        T getValue();
034
035        IPrimitiveType<T> setValue(T theValue) throws IllegalArgumentException;
036
037        boolean hasValue();
038
039        /**
040         * If the supplied argument is non-null, returns the results of {@link #getValue()}. If the supplied argument is null, returns null.
041         */
042        @Nullable
043        static <T> T toValueOrNull(@Nullable IPrimitiveType<T> thePrimitiveType) {
044                return thePrimitiveType != null ? thePrimitiveType.getValue() : null;
045        }
046
047}