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/*****************************************************************************
* Java Plug-in Framework (JPF)
* Copyright (C) 2004-2007 Dmitry Olshansky
*
* 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.java.plugin.registry;
import java.util.Collection;
/**
* This interface abstracts plug-in attribute, a <ID,VALUE> pair. Plug-in
* attributes are not involved into JPF runtime internal logic and intended
* to be used by plug-in developers.
* @version $Id$
*/
public interface PluginAttribute extends PluginElement<PluginAttribute> {
/**
* @return attribute value as it is specified in manifest
*/
String getValue();
/**
* @return collection of all sub-attributes of this attribute
*/
Collection<PluginAttribute> getSubAttributes();
/**
* @param id ID of sub-attribute to look for
* @return sub-attribute with given ID
*/
PluginAttribute getSubAttribute(String id);
/**
* @param id ID of sub-attribute to look for
* @return collection of all sub-attributes with given ID
*/
Collection<PluginAttribute> getSubAttributes(String id);
/**
* @return attribute, of which this one is child or <code>null</code> if
* this is top level attribute
*/
PluginAttribute getSuperAttribute();
}
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