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15: package com.metaboss.sdlctools.domains.enterprisemodel;
16:
17: import com.metaboss.enterprise.bo.BOException;
18: import com.oldboss.framework.bo.BOObject;
19:
20: /** Represents the descriptor for the property. */
21: public interface BOPropertyDescriptor extends BOObject {
22: /** Retrieves the parent property descriptior or null if this is a top level property. */
23: public BOPropertyDescriptor getParentPropertyDescriptor()
24: throws BOException;
25:
26: /** Retrieves the name of the property this descriptor is about. */
27: public String getPropertyName() throws BOException;
28:
29: /** Returns description of the property */
30: public String getPropertyDescription() throws BOException;
31:
32: /** Returns true if this descriptor describes an array property */
33: public boolean isArrayProperty() throws BOException;
34:
35: /** Returns true if this descriptor describes a property, which is available at run time as a resource */
36: public boolean isPropertyAvailableAsResource() throws BOException;
37:
38: /** Retrieves list of sub property descriptors, which describe child properties of the property described by this descriptor
39: * Note that list of subproperties is recursive and can be of any depth */
40: public BOPropertyDescriptorList getSubPropertiesDescriptors()
41: throws BOException;
42: }
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