1<?php 2 3/* 4 * This file is part of the TYPO3 CMS project. 5 * 6 * It is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under 7 * the terms of the GNU General Public License, either version 2 8 * of the License, or any later version. 9 * 10 * For the full copyright and license information, please read the 11 * LICENSE.txt file that was distributed with this source code. 12 * 13 * The TYPO3 project - inspiring people to share! 14 */ 15 16namespace TYPO3\CMS\Extbase\DomainObject; 17 18/** 19 * An abstract Value Object. A Value Object is an object that describes some characteristic 20 * or attribute (e.g. a color) but carries no concept of identity. 21 * @internal only to be used within Extbase, not part of TYPO3 Core API. 22 */ 23abstract class AbstractValueObject extends AbstractDomainObject 24{ 25 /** 26 * Returns the value of the Value Object. Must be overwritten by a concrete value object. 27 * 28 * @return string 29 */ 30 public function getValue() 31 { 32 return $this->__toString(); 33 } 34} 35