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* $Id: CalculatedQuestionAnswerIfc.java 106463 2012-04-02 12:20:09Z david.horwitz@uct.ac.za $
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package org.sakaiproject.tool.assessment.ui.bean.author;
/**
* CalculatedQuestionIfc is an interface that covers the common functionality for variables and
* formulas that are part of a CalculatedQuestion. Variables and Formulas are both stored in the
* sam_itemtext_t and sam_answer_t tables and on occasion need to be used similarly.
* @author mgillian
*
*/
public interface CalculatedQuestionAnswerIfc {
/**
* getName() returns the name of the object. Variable and Formula names both
* begin with an alpha character and can then hae any number of alpha-numeric
* characters.
* @return
*/
public String getName();
public void setName(String name);
/**
* getSequence() returns the sequence number stored with the variable or
* formula in the sam_answer_t table
* @return
*/
public Long getSequence();
public void setSequence(Long sequence);
/**
* getMatch() returns the encoded data stored in the sam_answer_t table,
* "text" field. Formulas and variables are both encoded differently,
* but they are stored in the same place.
* @return
*/
public String getMatch();
}