PreferencesEdit.java

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 * $Id: PreferencesEdit.java 105077 2012-02-24 22:54:29Z ottenhoff@longsight.com $
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package org.sakaiproject.user.api;

import org.sakaiproject.entity.api.Edit;
import org.sakaiproject.entity.api.ResourcePropertiesEdit;

/**
 * <p>
 * PreferencesEdit is a mutable Preferences.
 * </p>
 */
public interface PreferencesEdit extends Preferences, Edit
{
	/**
	 * Access the properties keyed by the specified value. If the key does not yet exist, create it.
	 * 
	 * @param key
	 *        The key to the properties.
	 * @return The properties keyed by the specified value (possibly empty)
	 */
	ResourcePropertiesEdit getPropertiesEdit(String key);
}