JsonString (JSON Processing API documentation)

All Superinterfaces:

JsonValue
```
public interface JsonString
extends JsonValue
```
An immutable JSON string value.

Nested Class Summary
- Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface jakarta.json.JsonValue
  JsonValue.ValueType

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from interface jakarta.json.JsonValue
  EMPTY_JSON_ARRAY, EMPTY_JSON_OBJECT, FALSE, NULL, TRUE

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`	Compares the specified object with this `JsonString` for equality.
`CharSequence`	`getChars()`	Returns the char sequence for the JSON String value
`String`	`getString()`	Returns the JSON string value.
`int`	`hashCode()`	Returns the hash code value for this `JsonString` object.

Methods inherited from interface jakarta.json.JsonValue
asJsonArray, asJsonObject, getValueType, toString

- Method Detail
  - getString
```
String getString()
```
    Returns the JSON string value.
    
    Returns:
    
    a JSON string value
  - getChars
```
CharSequence getChars()
```
    Returns the char sequence for the JSON String value
    
    Returns:
    
    a char sequence for the JSON String value
  - equals
```
boolean equals(Object obj)
```
    Compares the specified object with this JsonString for equality. Returns true if and only if the specified object is also a JsonString, and their getString() objects are equal.
    
    Overrides:
    
    equals in class Object
    
    Parameters:
    
    obj - the object to be compared for equality with this JsonString
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the specified object is equal to this JsonString
  - hashCode
```
int hashCode()
```
    Returns the hash code value for this JsonString object. The hash code of a JsonString object is defined to be its getString() object's hash code.
    
    Overrides:
    
    hashCode in class Object
    
    Returns:
    
    the hash code value for this JsonString object