ingo@1022: /*
ingo@1022:  * Copyright (c) 2010 by Intevation GmbH
ingo@1022:  *
ingo@1022:  * This program is free software under the LGPL (>=v2.1)
ingo@1022:  * Read the file LGPL.txt coming with the software for details
ingo@1022:  * or visit http://www.gnu.org/licenses/ if it does not exist.
ingo@1022:  */
ingo@1022: 
tim@12: package de.intevation.gnv.artifactdatabase.objects;
tim@36: 
tim@165: import java.io.Serializable;
tim@165: 
tim@12: /**
ingo@690:  * <code>InputParameter</code> objects are used to store multiple values for a
ingo@690:  * single key.
ingo@690:  *
sascha@684:  * @author <a href="mailto:tim.englich@intevation.de">Tim Englich</a>
tim@12:  */
tim@165: public interface InputParameter extends Serializable {
tim@36: 
ingo@690:     /**
ingo@690:      * Returns the name of the input parameter.
ingo@690:      *
ingo@690:      * @return the name.
ingo@690:      */
tim@12:     public String getName();
tim@36: 
ingo@690:     /**
ingo@690:      * Returns the values of this input parameter as array.
ingo@690:      *
ingo@690:      * @return the values as array.
ingo@690:      */
tim@12:     public String[] getValues();
tim@12: }
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