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+++ b/artifact-database/src/main/java/org/dive4elements/artifactdatabase/state/Attribute.java	Thu Apr 25 10:57:18 2013 +0200
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+package de.intevation.artifactdatabase.state;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+
+import org.w3c.dom.Node;
+
+
+/**
+ * @author <a href="mailto:ingo.weinzierl@intevation.de">Ingo Weinzierl</a>
+ */
+public interface Attribute extends Serializable {
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the name of this Attribute.
+     *
+     * @return the name of this Attribute.
+     */
+    String getName();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the value of this Attribute.
+     *
+     * @return the value of this Attribute.
+     */
+    Object getValue();
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the value of this Attribute.
+     *
+     * @param value The new value.
+     */
+    void setValue(Object value);
+
+    /**
+     * Transforms this Attribute into XML.
+     *
+     * @param parent The parent node.
+     *
+     * @return the Node that represents this Attribute.
+     */
+    Node toXML(Node parent);
+}
+// vim:set ts=4 sw=4 si et sta sts=4 fenc=utf-8 :