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package org.ksoap2.serialization;
import java.util.Hashtable;
/**
* Provides get and set methods for properties. Can be used to replace
* reflection (to some extend) for "serialization-aware" classes. Currently used
* in kSOAP and the RMS based kobjects object repository
*/
public interface KvmSerializable {
/**
* Get the property at the given index
*/
Object getProperty(int index);
/**
* @return the number of serializable properties
*/
int getPropertyCount();
/**
* Sets the property with the given index to the given value.
*
* @param index
* the index to be set
* @param value
* the value of the property
*/
void setProperty(int index, Object value);
/**
* Fills the given property info record.
*
* @param index
* the index to be queried
* @param properties
* information about the (de)serializer. Not frequently used.
* @param info
* The return parameter, to be filled with information about the
* property with the given index.
*/
@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
void getPropertyInfo(int index, Hashtable properties, PropertyInfo info);
}