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14
15 package org.apache.tapestry.vlib.ejb;
16
17 import java.rmi.RemoteException JavaDoc;
18 import java.util.Map JavaDoc;
19
20 import javax.ejb.EJBObject JavaDoc;
21
22 /**
23  * Defines the remove interface for an entity which can download and upload
24  * a subset of its properties as a {@link Map}.
25  *
26  * @version $Id: IEntityBean.java,v 1.3 2004/02/19 17:37:39 hlship Exp $
27  * @author Howard Lewis Ship
28  *
29  **/
30
31 public interface IEntityBean extends EJBObject JavaDoc
32 {
33     /**
34      * Returns the simple attributes of the entity as a Map.
35      *
36      **/
37
38     public Map JavaDoc getEntityAttributes() throws RemoteException JavaDoc;
39
40     /**
41      * Updates some or all of the properties of the entity.
42      *
43      **/
44
45     public void updateEntityAttributes(Map JavaDoc data) throws RemoteException JavaDoc;
46 }
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