--- a/gnv-artifacts/src/main/java/de/intevation/gnv/state/InputData.java	Wed Mar 31 13:48:07 2010 +0000
+++ b/gnv-artifacts/src/main/java/de/intevation/gnv/state/InputData.java	Thu Apr 01 09:15:36 2010 +0000
@@ -3,26 +3,78 @@
 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
+     */
     String[] splitValue();
 }
+// vim:set ts=4 sw=4 si et sta sts=4 fenc=utf-8 :
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