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package org.csstudio.dal;


/**
 * This interface describes the property which has a primary data access mode
 * of type <code>long</code>. This is also a numeric property, therefore it
 * has a range, described by minimum and maximum statically declared
 * characteristics.
 */
public interface LongPropertyCharacteristics
	extends NumericPropertyCharacteristics
{
	/**
	 * Optional characteristic for those long properties, for which long value
	 * can be interpreted as state with own arbitrary value. Property migth
	 * define sequence of characteristics from "stateValue<minimum>" up
	 * to "stateValue<maximum>" where <minimum> and
	 * <maximum> are boudaries for long value as state.
	 */
	public final static String C_STATE_VALUE = "stateValue";

	/**
	 * Optional characteristic for those long properties, for which long value
	 * can be interpreted as state with own arbitrary description. Property
	 * migth define sequence of characteristics from
	 * "stateDescription<minimum>" up to
	 * "stateDescription<maximum>" where <minimum> and
	 * <maximum> are boudaries for long value as state.
	 */
	public final static String C_STATE_DESCRIPTION = "stateDescription";
}

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