PropertyDescriptor.java

/*
 * Copyright 2013 Serdar.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
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package de.fub.utilsmodule.beans;

/**
 * Property descriptor instance with common methods to access meta data of an
 * Descriptor.
 *
 * @author Serdar
 */
public interface PropertyDescriptor {

    /**
     * Return an unique id.
     *
     * @return String instance, null not permitted.
     */
    public String getId();

    public void setId(String id);

    public String getName();

    public void setName(String name);

    public String getDescription();

    public void setDescription(String description);

    /**
     * Returns the fully qualified class name of an Descriptor.
     *
     * @return
     */
    public String getJavaType();

    public void setJavaType(String javaType);

    public String getValue();

    public void setValue(String value);
}