--- a/gnv-artifacts/src/main/java/de/intevation/gnv/state/OutputMode.java	Wed Mar 31 13:48:07 2010 +0000
+++ b/gnv-artifacts/src/main/java/de/intevation/gnv/state/OutputMode.java	Thu Apr 01 09:15:36 2010 +0000
@@ -6,18 +6,49 @@
 import java.util.List;
 
 /**
+ * This is the interface description of an <code>OutputMode</code>. The
+ * methods defined here retrieve some basic information for an output. An output
+ * can be chart, histogram, statistic, csv, odv and so on.
+ *
  * @author <a href="mailto:tim.englich@intevation.de">Tim Englich</a>
- *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:ingo.weinzierl@intevation.de">Ingo Weinzierl</a>
  */
 public interface OutputMode extends Serializable {
 
+    /**
+     * Retrieve the name of this output mode.
+     *
+     * @return the name of this output mode.
+     */
     public String getName();
 
+    /**
+     * Retrieve the description of an output.
+     *
+     * @return the description.
+     */
     public String getDescription();
 
+    /**
+     * Retrieve the mimetype used for the output.
+     *
+     * @return the mimetype.
+     */
     public String getMimeType();
 
+    /**
+     * Retrieve a list of optional InputValue objects the user is able to
+     * adjust.
+     *
+     * @return optional input parameters.
+     */
     public Collection<InputValue> getInputParameters();
 
+    /**
+     * Retrieve a list of export modes this output can be exported to.
+     *
+     * @return some export modes.
+     */
     public List<ExportMode> getExportModes();
 }
+// vim:set ts=4 sw=4 si et sta sts=4 fenc=utf8 :
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