Module jdk.compiler
Package com.sun.source.tree

## Interface LiteralTree

- All Superinterfaces:
    `ExpressionTree`, `Tree`

      public interface LiteralTree
      extends ExpressionTree

  A tree node for a literal expression. Use `getKind` to determine the kind of literal. For example:

         value

  Since:
    1.6
  See The Java™ Language Specification:
    section 15.28

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    - ### Nested classes/interfaces declared in interface com.sun.source.tree.Tree

      `Tree.Kind`

  - ### Method Summary

    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `Object` | `getValue()` | Returns the value of the literal expression.

    - ### Methods declared in interface com.sun.source.tree.Tree

      `accept, getKind`

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### getValue

          Object getValue()

      Returns the value of the literal expression. The value will be a boxed primitive value, a String, or `null`.
      Returns:
        the value