    001    //$HeadURL: https://svn.wald.intevation.org/svn/deegree/base/branches/2.4_testing/src/org/deegree/model/feature/FeatureProperty.java $
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    005       Department of Geography, University of Bonn
    006     and
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    022
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    036
    037    package org.deegree.model.feature;
    038
    039    import org.deegree.datatypes.QualifiedName;
    040
    041    /**
    042     * the interface describes a property entry of a feature
    043     *
    044     * <p>
    045     * -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    046     * </p>
    047     *
    048     * @author <a href="mailto:poth@lat-lon.de">Andreas Poth</a>
    049     * @version $Revision: 18195 $ $Date: 2009-06-18 17:55:39 +0200 (Do, 18. Jun 2009) $
    050     */
    051    public interface FeatureProperty {
    052
    053        /**
    054         * returns the qualified name of the property
    055         *
    056         * @return the qualified name of the property
    057         */
    058        QualifiedName getName();
    059
    060        /**
    061         * returns the value of the property
    062         *
    063         * @return the value of the property
    064         *
    065         */
    066        Object getValue();
    067
    068        /**
    069         * returns the value of the property; if the value is null the passed defaultValuewill be
    070         * returned
    071         *
    072         * @param defaultValue
    073         * @return the value of the property; if the value is null the passed defaultValuewill be
    074         *         returned
    075         */
    076        Object getValue( Object defaultValue );
    077
    078        /**
    079         * sets the value of the property
    080         *
    081         * @param value
    082         *
    083         */
    084        void setValue( Object value );
    085
    086        /**
    087         * Returns the instance of the Feature a Feature property is assigned to.
    088         *
    089         * @return the instance of the Feature a Feature property is assigned to.
    090         */
    091        Feature getOwner();
    092
    093    }