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* This file creation date: 15/08/2003 / 21:03:31
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package net.jforum.dao;
import java.util.List;
import net.jforum.entities.Config;
/**
* Model interface for the {@link net.jforum.entities.Config} class.
*
* @author Rafael Steil
* @version $Id: ConfigDAO.java,v 1.6 2006/08/23 02:13:34 rafaelsteil Exp $
*/
public interface ConfigDAO
{
/**
* Insert a new configuration.
*
* @param config The data to store.
*/
public void insert(Config config);
/**
* Updates some config entry
*
* @param config The entry to update
*/
public void update(Config config);
/**
* Deletes some specific configuration
*
* @param config The config to delete
*/
public void delete(Config config) ;
/**
* Gets all existing configuration entries
*
* @return <code>java.util.List</code> with all records found.
* Each entry is a <code>net.jforum.entities.Config</code> instance.
*/
public List selectAll() ;
/**
* Gets a config by its name
*
* @param name The name to search for.
* @return Config
*/
public Config selectByName(String name) ;
}