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package org.apache.logging.log4j.core.impl;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * Package data for a StackTraceElement.
 */
public class StackTracePackageElement implements Serializable {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = -2171069569241280505L;

    private final String location;

    private final String version;

    private final boolean isExact;

    /**
     * Constructor that takes the location, version, and exact match flag.
     * @param location The location of the Class.
     * @param version The version of the component.
     * @param exact if true this is an exact package element.
     */
    public StackTracePackageElement(final String location, final String version, final boolean exact) {
        this.location = location;
        this.version = version;
        this.isExact = exact;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the location of the element.
     * @return The location of the element.
     */
    public String getLocation() {
        return location;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the version of the element.
     * @return the version of the element.
     */
    public String getVersion() {
        return version;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the indicator of whether this is an exact match.
     * @return true if the location was determined exactly.
     */
    public boolean isExact() {
        return isExact;
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        final String exact = isExact ? "" : "~";
        return exact + '[' + location + ':' + version + ']';
    }
}

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+    private final boolean exact;%0A%0A
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@@ -1165,44 +1165,8 @@
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-    private final boolean isExact;%0A%0A
     
@@ -1244,16 +1244,24 @@
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+     * %0A
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@@ -1611,17 +1611,224 @@
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+exact = exact;%0A    %7D%0A%0A    /**%0A     * Returns the indicator of whether this is an exact match.%0A     * %0A     * @return true if the location was determined exactly.%0A     */%0A    public boolean getExact() %7B%0A        return
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@@ -1882,32 +1882,40 @@
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+     * %0A
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@@ -2063,24 +2063,32 @@
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+     * %0A
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@@ -2194,210 +2194,8 @@
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-    /**%0A     * Returns the indicator of whether this is an exact match.%0A     * @return true if the location was determined exactly.%0A     */%0A    public boolean isExact() %7B%0A        return isExact;%0A    %7D%0A%0A
     
@@ -2265,14 +2265,15 @@
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- = isE
+Str = e
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@@ -2305,16 +2305,19 @@
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+Str
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Rename ivar "isExcact" to exact, isExact() to getExcat(). This will make the JSON and XML IO simpler. Also using get/set APIs in general is simpler IMO that dealing with the "boolean exception".