ExtendableItem


1   /*
2    * This file is subject to the licence found in LICENCE.TXT in the root directory of the project.
3    * Copyright Jayasoft 2005 - All rights reserved
4    * 
5    * #SNAPSHOT#
6    */
7   package fr.jayasoft.ivy.extendable;
8   
9   import java.util.Map  ;
10  
11  public interface ExtendableItem {
12      /**
13       * Gets the value of an attribute
14       * Can be used to access the value of a standard attribute (like organisation, revision) or of an extra attribute.
15       * @param attName the name of the attribute to get
16       * @return the value of the attribute, null if the attribute doesn't exist
17       */
18      String   getAttribute(String   attName);
19      /**
20       * Gets the value of a standard attribute
21       * Can be used only to access the value of a standard attribute (like organisation, revision), not an extra one
22       * @param attName the name of the standard attribute to get
23       * @return the value of the attribute, null if the attribute doesn't exist
24       */
25      String   getStandardAttribute(String   attName);
26      /**
27       * Gets the value of an extra attribute
28       * Can be used only to access the value of an extra attribute, not a standard one (like organisation, revision)
29       * @param attName the name of the extra attribute to get
30       * @return the value of the attribute, null if the attribute doesn't exist
31       */
32      String   getExtraAttribute(String   attName);
33      
34      /**
35       * Returns a Map of all attributes of this extendable item, including standard and extra ones.
36       * The Map keys are attribute names as Strings, and values are corresponding attribute values (as String too)
37       * @return
38       */
39      Map   getAttributes();
40      /**
41       * Returns a Map of all standard attributes of this extendable item.
42       * The Map keys are attribute names as Strings, and values are corresponding attribute values (as String too)
43       * @return
44       */
45      Map   getStandardAttributes();
46      /**
47       * Returns a Map of all extra attributes of this extendable item.
48       * The Map keys are attribute names as Strings, and values are corresponding attribute values (as String too)
49       * @return
50       */
51      Map   getExtraAttributes();
52  }
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