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package org.apache.jackrabbit.webdav.property;

import org.apache.jackrabbit.webdav.DavConstants;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.webdav.xml.XmlSerializable;

/**
 * The <code>Property</code> class represents a Property of a WebDAV
 * resource. The {@link Object#hashCode()} and {@link Object#equals(Object)} methods are
 * overridden in a way, such that the name and value of the property are
 * respected. This means, a property is equal to another if the names
 * and values are equal.<br>
 * The XML representation of a <code>DavProperty</code>:
 * <pre>
 * new DavProperty("displayname", "WebDAV Directory").toXml
 * gives a element like:
 * <D:displayname>WebDAV Directory</D:displayname>
 *
 * new DavProperty("resourcetype", new Element("collection")).toXml
 * gives a element like:
 * <D:resourcetype><D:collection/></D:resourcetype>
 *
 * Element[] customVals = { new Element("bla", customNamespace), new Element("bli", customNamespace) };
 * new DavProperty("custom-property", customVals, customNamespace).toXml
 * gives an element like
 * <Z:custom-property>
 *    <Z:bla/>
 *    <Z:bli/>
 * </Z:custom-property>
 * </pre>
 */
public interface DavProperty<T> extends XmlSerializable, DavConstants, PropEntry {

    /**
     * Returns the name of this property
     *
     * @return the name of this property
     */
    public DavPropertyName getName();

    /**
     * Returns the value of this property
     *
     * @return the value of this property
     */
    public T getValue();

    /**
     * Return <code>true</code> if this property should be suppressed
     * in a PROPFIND/{@link DavConstants#PROPFIND_ALL_PROP DAV:allprop} 
     * response. See RFC 4918, Section 9.1.
     *
     * @return true, if this property should be suppressed in a PROPFIND/allprop response
     */
    public boolean isInvisibleInAllprop();
}