/**
 * AmbientTalk/2 Project
 * ATSymbol.java created on 26-jul-2006 at 15:10:15
 * (c) Programming Technology Lab, 2006 - 2007
 * Authors: Tom Van Cutsem & Stijn Mostinckx
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package edu.vub.at.objects.grammar;

import edu.vub.at.exceptions.InterpreterException;
import edu.vub.at.objects.ATText;

/**
 * The public interface to a symbol reference AG element.
 * 
 * @author tvcutsem
 */
public interface ATSymbol extends ATExpression {

	/**
	 * Transform a symbol into a string.
	 */
	public ATText base_getText() throws InterpreterException;
	
}