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1 /*===========================================================================
2
3 ObjectWeb Naming Context Framework
4 Copyright (C) 2002 USTL - LIFL - GOAL
5 Contact: architecture@objectweb.org
6
7 This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
8 modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
9 License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
10 version 2.1 of the License, or any later version.
11
12 This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
13 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
14 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
15 Lesser General Public License for more details.
16
17 You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
18 License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
19 Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307
20 USA
21
22 Initial developer(s): Philippe Merle, Jerome Moroy.
23 Contributor(s): ______________________________________.
24
25 ===========================================================================*/
26
27 package org.objectweb.util.browser.core.api;
28
29 /** To use the Entry interface */
30
31 import org.objectweb.util.browser.api.Entry;
32
33 /**
34  * Toolkit implementation for GUI Properties manipulation.
35  *
36  * @author <a HREF="mailto:Jerome.Moroy@lifl.fr">Jerome Moroy</a>
37  * @version 0.1
38  */
39 public interface PropertyTools {
40
41     /**
42      * Finds the object associated value.
43      * If the key doesn't exist, it looks for in interfaces implemented
44      * by this class and in superclass of the entity.
45      * In order to have a string representation of the object,
46      * it takes his name (object.getClass().getName())
47      * @param object The research key
48      * @return The associated value - null is returned if no value exists
49      */
50     public Entry getRecursiveProperty(Object JavaDoc object);
51
52 }
53
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