OrganizationFeature.java

package net.sourceforge.cardme.vcard.features;

import java.util.Iterator;

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/**
 * 
 * @author George El-Haddad
 * <br/>
 * Feb 4, 2010
 * 
 * <p><b>RFC 2426</b><br/>
 * <b>3.5.5 ORG Type Definition</b>
 * <ul>
 * 	<li><b>Type name:</b> ORG</li>
 * 	<li><b>Type purpose:</b> To specify the organizational name and units associated with the vCard.</li>
 * 	<li><b>Type encoding:</b> 8bit</li>
 * 	<li><b>Type value:</b> A single structured text value consisting of components separated the SEMI-COLON character (ASCII decimal 59).</li>
 * 	<li><b>Type special note:</b> The type is based on the X.520 Organization Name and Organization Unit attributes. The type value is a structured type consisting of the organization name, followed by one or more levels of organizational unit names.</li>
 * </ul>
 * </p>
 */
public interface OrganizationFeature extends TypeTools {
	
	/**
	 * <p>Adds an organization to this vcard.</p>
	 * 
	 * @param organization
	 */
	public void addOrganization(String organization);
	
	/**
	 * <p>Removes the specified organization from this vcard.</p>
	 * 
	 * @param organization
	 */
	public void removeOrganization(String organization);
	
	/**
	 * <p>Returns true if the specified organization exists.</p>
	 * 
	 * @param organization
	 * @return boolean
	 */
	public boolean containsOrganization(String organization);
	
	/**
	 * <p>Returns an iterator of all organizations.</p>
	 *
	 * @return {@link Iterator}<String>
	 */
	public Iterator<String> getOrganizations();
	
	/**
	 * <p>Clears all organizations from this vcard.</p>
	 */
	public void clearOrganizations();
	
	/**
	 * <p>Returns true if this vcard has organizations.</p>
	 * 
	 * @return boolean
	 */
	public boolean hasOrganizations();
	
	/**
	 * <p>Returns a full copy of this object.</p>
	 *
	 * @return {@link OrganizationFeature}
	 */
	public OrganizationFeature clone();
}