export default ObservedString;
/**
 * Observable string container.
 * Signals change via {@link onChanged}.
 *
 * @example
 *  const name = new ObservedString("Alice")
 *  name.onChanged((new_name, old_name) => console.log(`Name changed from ${old_name} to ${new_name}!`));
 *  ...
 *  name.set("Barbara"); // will print "Name changed from Alice to Barbara!" in console
 *  name.getValue() === "Barbara"
 *
 * @author Alex Goldring
 * @copyright Company Named Limited (c) 2026
 */
declare class ObservedString extends String {
    /**
     *
     * @param {string} [value=""]
     */
    constructor(value?: string);
    /**
     *
     * @type {string}
     * @private
     */
    private __value;
    /**
     *
     * @type {Signal<string,string>}
     */
    onChanged: Signal<string, string>;
    /**
     *
     * @param {string} value
     * @returns {ObservedString}
     */
    set(value: string): ObservedString;
    /**
     *
     * @param {ObservedString} other
     */
    copy(other: ObservedString): void;
    /**
     * @return {ObservedString}
     */
    clone(): ObservedString;
    /**
     *
     * @returns {string}
     */
    getValue(): string;
    /**
     *
     * @param {function(string,string)} f
     * @param {*} [thisArg]
     * @returns {this}
     */
    process(f: (arg0: string, arg1: string) => any, thisArg?: any): this;
    /**
     * @deprecated use {@link buffer.writeUTF8String} directly instead
     * @param {BinaryBuffer} buffer
     */
    toBinaryBuffer(buffer: BinaryBuffer): void;
    /**
     * @deprecated use {@link buffer.readUTF8String} directly instead
     * @param {BinaryBuffer} buffer
     */
    fromBinaryBuffer(buffer: BinaryBuffer): void;
    /**
     *
     * @param {ObservedString} other
     * @returns {boolean}
     */
    equals(other: ObservedString): boolean;
    /**
     *
     * @return {number}
     */
    hash(): number;
    /**
     * Used for optimized "instanceof" check
     * @readonly
     * @type {boolean}
     */
    readonly isObservedString: boolean;
    toJSON: () => string;
    fromJSON: (value: string) => ObservedString;
}
declare namespace ObservedString {
    let typeName: string;
}
import Signal from "../events/signal/Signal.js";
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