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package org.apache.jmeter.testelement.property;
import java.io.Serializable;
import org.apache.jmeter.testelement.TestElement;
public interface JMeterProperty extends Serializable, Cloneable, Comparable<JMeterProperty> {
/**
* Returns whether the property is a running version.
*
* @return flag whether this property is a running version
*/
boolean isRunningVersion();
/**
* The name of the property. Typically this should match the name that keys
* the property's location in the test elements Map.
*
* @return the name of the property
*/
String getName();
/**
* Set the property name.
*
* @param name the name of the property
*/
void setName(String name);
/**
* Make the property a running version or turn it off as the running
* version. A property that is made a running version will preserve the
* current state in such a way that it is retrievable by a future call to
* 'recoverRunningVersion()'. Additionally, a property that is a running
* version will resolve all functions prior to returning it's property
* value. A non-running version property will return functions as their
* uncompiled string representation.
*
* @param runningVersion flag whether this property is a running version
*/
void setRunningVersion(boolean runningVersion);
/**
* Tell the property to revert to the state at the time
* setRunningVersion(true) was called.
*
* @param owner the owning element
*/
void recoverRunningVersion(TestElement owner);
/**
* Take the given property object and merge it's value with the current
* property object. For most property types, this will simply be ignored.
* But for collection properties and test element properties, more complex
* behavior is required.
*
* @param prop the property object to merge into this property
*/
void mergeIn(JMeterProperty prop);
int getIntValue();
long getLongValue();
double getDoubleValue();
float getFloatValue();
boolean getBooleanValue();
String getStringValue();
Object getObjectValue();
void setObjectValue(Object value);
JMeterProperty clone();
}