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package org.apache.tools.ant.property;

/**
 * Interface to a class (normally PropertyHelper) to get a property.
 * @since Ant 1.8.0
 */
public interface GetProperty {
    /**
     * Returns the value of a property if it is set.
     * @param name name of the property.
     * @return the property value, or null for no match or for name being null.
     */
    Object getProperty(String name);
}
