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package org.onosproject.yang.model;

/**
 * Abstraction of an entity which identifies a uniquely branching leaf
 * corresponding to a multi instance leaf schema.
 */
public interface MultiInstanceLeafKey extends NodeKey {

    /**
     * Returns value of node, this is only valid for multi-instance leaf, node.
     *
     * @return value maintained in the node
     */
    Object value();

    /**
     * Returns value as string, for usage in serializers.
     *
     * @return string representation of value
     */
    String asString();
}