1 /* 2 * Copyright (C) Christian Schulte, 2011-325 3 * All rights reserved. 4 * 5 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without 6 * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions 7 * are met: 8 * 9 * o Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright 10 * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 11 * 12 * o Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright 13 * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in 14 * the documentation and/or other materials provided with the 15 * distribution. 16 * 17 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, 18 * INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY 19 * AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL 20 * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, 21 * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT 22 * NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, 23 * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY 24 * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT 25 * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF 26 * THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. 27 * 28 * $JOMC: Inheritable.java 4613 2012-09-22 10:07:08Z schulte $ 29 * 30 */ 31 package org.jomc.model; 32 33 /** 34 * Interface to model object inheritance. 35 * 36 * @author <a href="mailto:cs@schulte.it">Christian Schulte</a> 37 * @version $JOMC: Inheritable.java 4613 2012-09-22 10:07:08Z schulte $ 38 * @since 1.2 39 */ 40 public interface Inheritable 41 { 42 43 /** 44 * Gets a flag indicating the inheritable is the final node in an inheritance hierarchy. 45 * 46 * @return {@code true}, if the inheritable is the final node in an inheritance hierarchy; {@code false}, else. 47 */ 48 boolean isFinal(); 49 50 /** 51 * Gets a flag indicating the inheritable is intended to override a super inheritable. 52 * 53 * @return {@code true}, if the inheritable is intended to override a super inheritable; {@code false}, else. 54 */ 55 boolean isOverride(); 56 57 }