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27
28 package org.apache.http;
29
30 /**
31 * A name-value pair parameter used as an element of HTTP messages.
32 *
33 * <pre>
34 * parameter = attribute "=" value
35 * attribute = token
36 * value = token | quoted-string
37 * </pre>
38 *
39 * @since 4.0
40 */
41 public interface NameValuePair {
42
43 /**
44 * Gets the name of this pair.
45 *
46 * @return the name of this pair, never {@code null}.
47 */
48 String getName();
49
50 /**
51 * Gets the value of this pair.
52 *
53 * @return the value of this pair, may be {@code null}.
54 */
55 String getValue();
56
57 }