01: package org.xmldb.api.base;
02:
03: /*
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55:
56: /**
57: * Provides the ability to configure properties about an object.
58: */
59: public interface Configurable {
60: /**
61: * Returns the name associated with the Configurable object.
62: *
63: * @return the name of the object.
64: * @exception XMLDBException with expected error codes.<br />
65: * <code>ErrorCodes.VENDOR_ERROR</code> for any vendor
66: * specific errors that occur.<br />
67: */
68: String getName() throws XMLDBException;
69:
70: /**
71: * Returns the value of the property identified by <code>name</code>.
72: *
73: * @param name the name of the property to retrieve.
74: * @return the property value or null if no property exists.
75: * @exception XMLDBException with expected error codes.<br />
76: * <code>ErrorCodes.VENDOR_ERROR</code> for any vendor
77: * specific errors that occur.<br />
78: */
79: String getProperty(String name) throws XMLDBException;
80:
81: /**
82: * Sets the property <code>name</code> to have the value provided in
83: * <code>value</code>.
84: *
85: * @param name the name of the property to set.
86: * @param value the value to set for the property.
87: * @exception XMLDBException with expected error codes.<br />
88: * <code>ErrorCodes.VENDOR_ERROR</code> for any vendor
89: * specific errors that occur.<br />
90: */
91: void setProperty(String name, String value) throws XMLDBException;
92: }
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