tim@335: package de.intevation.gnv.state.describedata;
tim@335: 
tim@335: import java.util.Collection;
tim@335: 
tim@335: /**
ingo@809:  * This interface describes some methods to retrieve the name of this <code>
ingo@809:  * Collection</code> and to determine if this <code>Collection</code> is a
ingo@809:  * single or multiselect object.
ingo@809:  *
ingo@809:  * @param <E> The objects in this class need to be of this type.
sascha@780:  * @author <a href="mailto:tim.englich@intevation.de">Tim Englich</a>
sascha@778:  *
tim@335:  */
tim@335: public interface NamedCollection<E> extends Collection<E> {
tim@335: 
ingo@809:     /**
ingo@809:      * Returns the name of this <code>Collection</code>.
ingo@809:      *
ingo@809:      * @return the name.
ingo@809:      */
tim@335:     public String getName();
tim@335: 
ingo@809:     /**
ingo@809:      * Determines if this <code>Collection</code> is a multi select object.
ingo@809:      *
ingo@809:      * @return true, if it is multi select, otherwise false.
ingo@809:      */
tim@335:     public boolean isMultiSelect();
tim@335: 
ingo@809:     /**
ingo@809:      * Change between single and multiselect.
ingo@809:      *
ingo@809:      * @param multiSelect true, if this object should be a multiselect,
ingo@809:      * otherwise false.
ingo@809:      */
tim@335:     public void setMultiSelect(boolean multiSelect);
tim@335: }
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