/**
 * <copyright>
 * </copyright>
 *
 * $Id$
 */
package com.openMap1.mapper;

import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject;

/**
 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
 * A representation of the model object '<em><b>Model Filter</b></em>'.
 * 
 * Abstract superclass of the two types of model-based
 * filters for object mappings.
 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
 *
 * <p>
 * The following features are supported:
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@link com.openMap1.mapper.ModelFilter#getDescription <em>Description</em>}</li>
 * </ul>
 * </p>
 *
 * @see com.openMap1.mapper.MapperPackage#getModelFilter()
 * @model abstract="true"
 * @generated
 */
public interface ModelFilter extends EObject {

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Description</b></em>' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Description</em>' attribute isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Description</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #setDescription(String)
	 * @see com.openMap1.mapper.MapperPackage#getModelFilter_Description()
	 * @model
	 * @generated
	 */
	String getDescription();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link com.openMap1.mapper.ModelFilter#getDescription <em>Description</em>}' attribute.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Description</em>' attribute.
	 * @see #getDescription()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setDescription(String value);
	
	/**
	 * 
	 * @return description of the filter to go in the Filter column of the Mappings View
	 */
	public String getFilterColumnText();
	
} // ModelFilter