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+package de.intevation.gnv.state;
+
+import java.io.Serializable;
+
+/**
+ * This interface defines the basic methods used to store multiple values with
+ * a specific key and name.
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:tim.englich@intevation.de">Tim Englich</a>
+ *
+ */
+public interface InputData extends Serializable {
+
+    /**
+     * Method to Retrieve the name of this input data item.
+     *
+     * @return the name
+     */
+    public String getName();
+
+    /**
+     * Method to retrieve the value of this input data item. A value might be a
+     * list of values separated by a specific character.
+     *
+     * @return the value
+     */
+    public String getValue();
+
+    /**
+     * Method to store a further object at this input data item.
+     *
+     * @param o A further object.
+     */
+    public void setObject(Object o);
+
+    /**
+     * Method to retrieve the extra object.
+     *
+     * @return the extra object.
+     */
+    public Object getObject();
+
+    /**
+     * Method to store descriptions for this input data item.
+     *
+     * @param description Array of descriptions.
+     */
+    public void setDescription(String[] description);
+
+    /**
+     * Method to retrieve a description specified by a given key.
+     *
+     * @param key Key.
+     * @return the description for this key.
+     */
+    public String getDescription(String key);
+
+    /**
+     * Method to retrieve all descriptions of this input data item.
+     *
+     * @return descriptions.
+     */
+    public String[] getDescription();
+
+    /**
+     * Append a further string value to the value field devided by a separater
+     * character.
+     *
+     * @param value Value to append.
+     */
+    public void concartValue(String value);
+
+    /**
+     * Method to retrieve the character separated values split into an array.
+     *
+     * @return values as array.
+     */
+    String[] splitValue();
+}
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