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package com.google.gwt.http.client;

/**
 * Class for describing an HTTP header.
 * 
 * <h3>Required Module</h3>
 * Modules that use this class should inherit
 * <code>com.google.gwt.http.HTTP</code>.
 * 
 * {@gwt.include com/google/gwt/examples/http/InheritsExample.gwt.xml}
 */
public abstract class Header {
  /**
   * Returns the name of the HTTP header.
   * 
   * @return name of the HTTP header 
   */
  public abstract String getName();
  
  /**
   * Returns the value of the HTTP header.
   * 
   * @return value of the HTTP header 
   */
  public abstract String getValue();
}