[scriptable, uuid(3d1b15b0-93b4-11d1-895b-006008911b81)]

  
interface nsIAtom : nsISupports


  

          
Methods

    

              

          
 Compare the atom to a specific string value
 Note that this will NEVER return/throw an error condition.


          

  
    
    boolean
  equals(in AString aString)

        

              

          

          

  
    
    boolean
  equalsUTF8(in AUTF8String aString)

        

              

          
 Return a pointer to a zero terminated UTF8 string.


          

  
  [noscript]   
    void
  getUTF8String([retval, shared] out string aResult)

        

              

          
 Get the Unicode or UTF8 value for the string


          

  
    
    AString
  toString()

        

              

          

          

  
    
    AUTF8String
  toUTF8String()