MutableMetaData


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22  package org.jboss.metadata.spi;
23  
24  import java.lang.annotation.Annotation  ;
25  
26  /**
27   * MutableMetaData.
28   * 
29   * @author <a HREF="adrian@jboss.com">Adrian Brock</a>
30   * @version $Revision: 57133 $
31   */
32  public interface MutableMetaData
33  {
34     /**
35      * Add an annotation
36      * 
37      * @param <T> the annotation type
38      * @param annotation the annotation
39      * @param annotationType the annotation type
40      * @return any previous annotation
41      */
42     <T extends Annotation  > T addAnnotation(T annotation);
43  
44     /**
45      * Remove an annotation
46      * 
47      * @param <T> the annotation type
48      * @param annotationType the annotation type
49      * @return any previous annotation
50      */
51     <T extends Annotation  > T removeAnnotation(Class  <T> annotationType);
52  
53     /**
54      * Add metaData
55      * 
56      * @param <T> the metadata type
57      * @param metaData the meta data
58      * @param type the expected type
59      * @return any previous meta data
60      */
61     <T> T addMetaData(T metaData, Class  <T> type);
62  
63     /**
64      * Remove metaData
65      * 
66      * @param <T> the metadata type
67      * @param type the meta data type
68      * @return any previous meta data
69      */
70     <T> T removeMetaData(Class  <T> type);
71  
72     /**
73      * Add metaData
74      *
75      * @param <T> the metadata type
76      * @param name the name
77      * @param metaData the meta data
78      * @param type the expected type
79      * @return any previous meta data
80      */
81     <T> T addMetaData(String   name, T metaData, Class  <T> type);
82  
83     /**
84      * Remove metadata
85      * 
86      * @param <T> the metadata type
87      * @param name the name of the meta data
88      * @param type the expected type of the metadata
89      * @return the metadata or null if not present
90      */
91     <T> T removeMetaData(String   name, Class  <T> type);
92  }
93
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