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/*
* @(#)PropertyOwner.java 1.4 05/02/06
*
* Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
*/
package com.sun.messaging;
/**
* The <code>PropertyOwner</code> interface is implemented by any property that owns
* other properties. The property type of this property is <code>com.sun.messaging.PropertyOwner</code>.
* <p>
* Setting a property Type to <code>com.sun.messaging.PropertyOwner</code> indicates
* that dependant property information can be obtained from the class via the
* interface methods described below.
*
* @version 1.4 06/05/02
* @author George Tharakan
*/
public interface PropertyOwner {
/**
* Returns a String array of property names that this <code>PropertyOwner</code>
* owns.
*
* @return The String array of property names that this <code>PropertyOwner</code> owns.
*/
public String[] getPropertyNames();
/**
* Returns the type of a single owned property.
*
* @param propname The name of the owned property.
*
* @return The type of the owned property <code>propname</code>.
* <code>null</code> if the property <code>propname</code> is invalid.
*/
public String getPropertyType(String propname);
/**
* Returns the label of a single owned property.
*
* @param propname The name of the owned property.
*
* @return The label of the owned property <code>propname</code>.
* <code>null</code> if the property <code>propname</code> is invalid.
*/
public String getPropertyLabel(String propname);
/**
* Returns the default value of a single owned property.
*
* @param propname The name of the owned property.
*
* @return The default value of the owned property <code>propname</code>.
* <code>null</code> if the property <code>propname</code> is invalid.
*/
public String getPropertyDefault(String propname);
}
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