/*
* Attribute.java
*
* Copyright (c) 2002-2015 Alexei Drummond, Andrew Rambaut and Marc Suchard
*
* This file is part of BEAST.
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*
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*
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*/
package dr.util;
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
* An immutable attribute has a name and value.
*
* @author Alexei Drummond
* @version $Id: Attribute.java,v 1.24 2005/05/24 20:26:01 rambaut Exp $
*/
public interface Attribute<T> extends Serializable {
public final static String ATTRIBUTE = "att";
public final static String NAME = "name";
public final static String VALUE = "value";
String getAttributeName();
T getAttributeValue();
public class Default<T> implements Attribute<T> {
public Default(String name, T value) {
this.name = name;
this.value = value;
}
public String getAttributeName() {
return name;
}
public T getAttributeValue() {
return value;
}
public String toString() {
return name + ": " + value;
}
private final String name;
private final T value;
}
}