001 //$HeadURL: svn+ssh://rbezema@svn.wald.intevation.org/deegree/base/tags/2.1/src/org/deegree/model/feature/FeatureProperty.java $
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043 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
044
045 package org.deegree.model.feature;
046
047 import org.deegree.datatypes.QualifiedName;
048
049 /**
050 * the interface describes a property entry of a feature
051 *
052 * <p>-----------------------------------------------------------------------</p>
053 *
054 * @author <a href="mailto:poth@lat-lon.de">Andreas Poth</a>
055 * @version $Revision: 7376 $ $Date: 2007-05-30 18:28:47 +0200 (Mi, 30 Mai 2007) $
056 */
057 public interface FeatureProperty {
058
059 /**
060 * returns the qualified name of the property
061 */
062 QualifiedName getName();
063
064 /**
065 * returns the value of the property
066 *
067 */
068 Object getValue();
069
070 /**
071 * returns the value of the property; if the value is null the passed
072 * defaultValuewill be returned
073 *
074 * @param defaultValue
075 */
076 Object getValue(Object defaultValue);
077
078 /**
079 * sets the value of the property
080 *
081 */
082 void setValue(Object value);
083
084 /**
085 * Returns the instance of the Feature a Feature property is assigned to.
086 */
087 Feature getOwner();
088
089 }