/**
* Copyright (C) 2001-3, Anthony Harrison anh23@pitt.edu This library is free
* software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU
* Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
* either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
* ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
* FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
* details. You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
*/
package org.jactr.core.utils.parameter;
import java.util.Collection;
/**
* IParameterized interface allows objects to set/get arbitrary parameter values.
* using strings.
*
* @author harrison
* @created April 18, 2003
*/
public interface IParameterized
{
/**
* Set the named parameter
*
*/
public void setParameter(String key, String value);
/**
* return parameter value - null if not defined.
*
* @param key
* Description of the Parameter
* @return The parameter value
*/
public String getParameter(String key);
/**
* Return all parameters that can be read
*
* @return The possibleParameters value
*/
public Collection<String> getPossibleParameters();
/**
* Return list of all parameters that can be set.
*
* @return The setableParameters value
*/
public Collection<String> getSetableParameters();
}