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

 /**

  * You can use this class to perform tests.

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

  */

 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 );

     }

 }