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package org.apache.commons.beanutils;
/**
* <p>A <strong>DynaBean</strong> is a Java object that supports properties
* whose names and data types, as well as values, may be dynamically modified.
* To the maximum degree feasible, other components of the BeanUtils package
* will recognize such beans and treat them as standard JavaBeans for the
* purpose of retrieving and setting property values.</p>
*
* @author Craig McClanahan
* @author Paulo Gaspar
* @version $Revision: 555824 $ $Date: 2007-07-13 01:27:15 +0100 (Fri, 13 Jul 2007) $
*/
public interface DynaBean {
/**
* Does the specified mapped property contain a value for the specified
* key value?
*
* @param name Name of the property to check
* @param key Name of the key to check
* @return <code>true<code> if the mapped property contains a value for
* the specified key, otherwise <code>false</code>
*
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if there is no property
* of the specified name
*/
public boolean contains(String name, String key);
/**
* Return the value of a simple property with the specified name.
*
* @param name Name of the property whose value is to be retrieved
* @return The property's value
*
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if there is no property
* of the specified name
*/
public Object get(String name);
/**
* Return the value of an indexed property with the specified name.
*
* @param name Name of the property whose value is to be retrieved
* @param index Index of the value to be retrieved
* @return The indexed property's value
*
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if there is no property
* of the specified name
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if the specified property
* exists, but is not indexed
* @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException if the specified index
* is outside the range of the underlying property
* @exception NullPointerException if no array or List has been
* initialized for this property
*/
public Object get(String name, int index);
/**
* Return the value of a mapped property with the specified name,
* or <code>null</code> if there is no value for the specified key.
*
* @param name Name of the property whose value is to be retrieved
* @param key Key of the value to be retrieved
* @return The mapped property's value
*
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if there is no property
* of the specified name
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if the specified property
* exists, but is not mapped
*/
public Object get(String name, String key);
/**
* Return the <code>DynaClass</code> instance that describes the set of
* properties available for this DynaBean.
*
* @return The associated DynaClass
*/
public DynaClass getDynaClass();
/**
* Remove any existing value for the specified key on the
* specified mapped property.
*
* @param name Name of the property for which a value is to
* be removed
* @param key Key of the value to be removed
*
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if there is no property
* of the specified name
*/
public void remove(String name, String key);
/**
* Set the value of a simple property with the specified name.
*
* @param name Name of the property whose value is to be set
* @param value Value to which this property is to be set
*
* @exception ConversionException if the specified value cannot be
* converted to the type required for this property
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if there is no property
* of the specified name
* @exception NullPointerException if an attempt is made to set a
* primitive property to null
*/
public void set(String name, Object value);
/**
* Set the value of an indexed property with the specified name.
*
* @param name Name of the property whose value is to be set
* @param index Index of the property to be set
* @param value Value to which this property is to be set
*
* @exception ConversionException if the specified value cannot be
* converted to the type required for this property
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if there is no property
* of the specified name
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if the specified property
* exists, but is not indexed
* @exception IndexOutOfBoundsException if the specified index
* is outside the range of the underlying property
*/
public void set(String name, int index, Object value);
/**
* Set the value of a mapped property with the specified name.
*
* @param name Name of the property whose value is to be set
* @param key Key of the property to be set
* @param value Value to which this property is to be set
*
* @exception ConversionException if the specified value cannot be
* converted to the type required for this property
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if there is no property
* of the specified name
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if the specified property
* exists, but is not mapped
*/
public void set(String name, String key, Object value);
}