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package org.apache.flex.compiler.common;

import org.apache.flex.compiler.definitions.metadata.IMetaTagAttribute;
import org.apache.flex.compiler.tree.metadata.IMetaTagNode;

/**
 * This interface represents the information content of one metadata annotation
 * and is shared by {@link IMetaTagNode} and {@link org.apache.flex.compiler.definitions.metadata.IMetaTag}.
 */
public interface IMetaInfo
{
    /**
     * Gets the name of this metadata annotation (like Event or IconFile)
     * @return meta attribute name
     */
    String getTagName();
    
    /**
     * Returns an in-order list of all of the attributes contained within this {@link IMetaInfo}
     * @return an array of {@link IMetaTagAttribute} objects or an empty array, never null.
     */
    IMetaTagAttribute[] getAllAttributes();

    /**
     * Gets the {@link IMetaTagAttribute} found on the tag for the given key
     * @param key the attribute key we are looking for, or IMetaTagNode.SINGLE_VALUE if the attribute does not have a key
     * @return the {@link IMetaTagAttribute}, or null
     */
    IMetaTagAttribute getAttribute(String key);

    /**
     * Gets the value of the given attribute found on the tag
     * @param key the attribute key we are looking for, or IMetaTagNode.SINGLE_VALUE if the attribute does not have a key.
     * @return the value of said attribute, or null
     */
    String getAttributeValue(String key);
}