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013package org.apache.juneau.parser;
014
015/**
016 * Interface for objects with positions (lines/columns/byte-positions for example).
017 *
018 * <h5 class='section'>See Also:</h5><ul>
019 *    <li class='link'><a class="doclink" href="../../../../index.html#jm.SerializersAndParsers">Serializers and Parsers</a>
020 * </ul>
021 */
022public interface Positionable {
023
024   /**
025    * Returns the current position in a reader or input stream.
026    *
027    * @return The current position in a reader or input stream.
028    */
029   Position getPosition();
030}