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 package org.apache.myfaces.shared_impl.util.el;

 import org.apache.myfaces.shared_impl.util.el.GenericMap;

 /**

  * You can use this class to perform tests.

  * Use this for example in JSF backing beans, like BaseFace.getUserInRole(String).

  *

  * @author Sylvain Vieujot (latest modification by $Author: skitching $)

  * @version $Revision: 355303 $ $Date: 2005-12-09 02:36:08 +0100 (Fr, 09 Dez 2005) $

  *

  */

 public abstract class StringMap extends GenericMap {

     /**

      * This method should return the result of the test.

      */

     public abstract String getString(String testKey);

     public Object getValue(Object testKey){

         return getString( (String) testKey );

     }

     public Object get(Object key) {

         if( ! (key instanceof String) )

             return null;

         return getString( (String)key );

     }

 }