// AID-GENERATED
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// This class was generated by AID - Abstract Interface Definition
// DO NOT MODIFY, but use the org.freehep.aid.Aid utility to regenerate it.
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// Copyright 2000-2005, FreeHEP.
package hep.graphics.heprep;
import java.awt.Color;
/**
* HepRepAttValue interface.
*
* @author Mark Donszelmann
*/
public interface HepRepAttValue extends HepRepConstants {
/**
* Returns name of the attvalue.
*
* @return Capitalized Name.
*/
public String getName();
/**
* Returns lowercased name of the attvalue.
*
* @return Lowercased Name.
*/
public String getLowerCaseName();
/**
* Returns type of the attvalue, defined in HepRepConstants with names TYPE_xxx.
*
* @return type.
*/
public int getType();
/**
* Returns the Java-like name for the type of this attvalue.
*
* @return type name.
*/
public String getTypeName();
/**
* Returns the flag bits for showing this attvalue as a label, defined in HepRepConstants with names SHOW_xxx.
*
* @return flag bits if should be shown as label.
*/
public int showLabel();
/**
* Returns value as string.
*
* @return value as string (if type is string).
* @throws HepRepTypeException if type is not string.
*/
public String getString() throws HepRepTypeException;
/**
* Returns value as lowercase string.
*
* @return value as string (if type is string).
* @throws HepRepTypeException if type is not string.
*/
public String getLowerCaseString() throws HepRepTypeException;
/**
* Returns value as string.
*
* @return value (of any type) in string format.
*/
public String getAsString();
/**
* Returns value as Color.
*
* @return value as Color.
* @throws HepRepTypeException if type is not Color.
*/
public Color getColor() throws HepRepTypeException;
/**
* Returns value as long.
*
* @return value as long.
* @throws HepRepTypeException if type is not long.
*/
public long getLong() throws HepRepTypeException;
/**
* Returns value as int.
*
* @return value as integer.
* @throws HepRepTypeException if type is not int.
*/
public int getInteger() throws HepRepTypeException;
/**
* Returns value as double.
*
* @return value as double.
* @throws HepRepTypeException if type is not double.
*/
public double getDouble() throws HepRepTypeException;
/**
* Returns value as boolean.
*
* @return value as boolean.
* @throws HepRepTypeException if type is not boolean.
*/
public boolean getBoolean() throws HepRepTypeException;
/**
* Returns a deep copy of this attvalue.
*
* @return copy of this attvalue.
* @throws CloneNotSupportedException if copying is not possible.
*/
public HepRepAttValue copy() throws CloneNotSupportedException;
} // class or interface