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* Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
*
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package com.sun.syndication.feed.synd;
import com.sun.syndication.feed.CopyFrom;
/**
* Bean interface for content of SyndFeedImpl entries.
* <p>
* @author Alejandro Abdelnur
*
*/
public interface SyndContent extends Cloneable,CopyFrom {
/**
* Returns the content type.
* <p>
* When used for the description of an entry, if <b>null</b> 'text/plain' must be assumed.
* <p>
* @return the content type, <b>null</b> if none.
*
*/
String getType();
/**
* Sets the content type.
* <p>
* When used for the description of an entry, if <b>null</b> 'text/plain' must be assumed.
* <p>
* @param type the content type to set, <b>null</b> if none.
*
*/
void setType(String type);
/**
* Sets the content mode (needed for Atom 0.3 support).
* @param type the content type to set, <b>null</b> if none.
*
*/
String getMode();
/**
* Sets the content mode (needed for Atom 0.3 support).
* @param type the content type to set, <b>null</b> if none.
*
*/
void setMode(String mode);
/**
* Returns the content value.
* <p>
* @return the content value, <b>null</b> if none.
*
*/
String getValue();
/**
* Sets the content value.
* <p>
* @param value the content value to set, <b>null</b> if none.
*
*/
void setValue(String value);
/**
* Creates a deep clone of the object.
* <p>
* @return a clone of the object.
* @throws CloneNotSupportedException thrown if an element of the object cannot be cloned.
*
*/
public Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException;
}