/*
* JAME 6.2.1
* http://jame.sourceforge.net
*
* Copyright 2001, 2016 Andrea Medeghini
*
* This file is part of JAME.
*
* JAME is an application for creating fractals and other graphics artifacts.
*
* JAME is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* JAME is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with JAME. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*
*/
package net.sf.jame.core.config;
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
* Configuration element.
*
* @author Andrea Medeghini
*/
public interface ConfigElement extends Serializable, Cloneable {
/**
* Sets the configuration context.
*
* @param context the configuration context to set.
*/
public void setContext(ConfigContext context);
/**
* Returns the classId.
*
* @return the classId.
*/
public String getClassId();
/**
* Adds a listener.
*
* @param listener the listener to add.
*/
public void addChangeListener(ValueChangeListener listener);
/**
* Removes a listener.
*
* @param listener the listener to remove.
*/
public void removeChangeListener(ValueChangeListener listener);
/**
* @return
*/
public ConfigElement clone();
/**
*
*/
public void dispose();
/**
* @return
*/
public Object getUserData();
/**
* @param data
*/
public void setUserData(Object userData);
/**
* @param source
*/
public void copyFrom(ConfigElement source);
}