/**
* ***************************************************************************
* Copyright (c) 2010 Qcadoo Limited
* Project: Qcadoo Framework
* Version: 1.4
*
* This file is part of Qcadoo.
*
* Qcadoo is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published
* by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License,
* or (at your option) any later version.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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* of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
* See the GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
*
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* ***************************************************************************
*/
package com.qcadoo.view.api.components;
import com.qcadoo.view.api.ComponentState;
/**
* Represents universal field component.
*
* @since 0.4.0
*/
public interface FieldComponent extends ComponentState {
/**
* Checks if field defined by this component is required
*
* @return true if field defined by this component is required
*/
boolean isRequired();
/**
* Sets if field is required
*
* @param required
* true if field should be required
*/
void setRequired(boolean required);
/**
* Checks if field defined by this component is persistent
*
* @return true if field defined by this component is persistent
*/
boolean isPersistent();
/**
* Informs that this component should be updated
*/
void requestComponentUpdateState();
}