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+++ b/gwt-client/src/main/java/org/dive4elements/river/client/shared/model/PropertyGroup.java	Thu Apr 25 15:23:37 2013 +0200
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+package org.dive4elements.river.client.shared.model;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * A group of properties.
+ * @author <a href="mailto:raimund.renkert@intevation.de">Raimund Renkert</a>
+ */
+public class PropertyGroup implements Property, Cloneable {
+
+    /** The group name */
+    protected String name;
+
+    protected List<Property> properties;
+
+    public PropertyGroup() {
+    }
+
+    public PropertyGroup(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    public PropertyGroup(String name, List<Property> properties) {
+        this.name = name;
+        this.properties = properties;
+    }
+
+    public String getName() {
+        return this.name;
+    }
+
+    public void setName(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    public List<Property> getProperties() {
+        return this.properties;
+    }
+
+    public void setProperties(List<Property> properties) {
+        this.properties = properties;
+    }
+
+    public Property getPropertyByName(String name) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < properties.size(); i++) {
+            if (properties.get(i).getName().equals(name)) {
+                return properties.get(i);
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object clone() {
+        PropertyGroup clone = new PropertyGroup(this.getName());
+        List<Property> cloneList = new ArrayList<Property>();
+        for(Property p: properties) {
+            cloneList.add((Property)p.clone());
+        }
+        clone.setProperties(cloneList);
+        return clone;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        StringBuilder buf = new StringBuilder();
+
+        for(Property p : properties) {
+            buf.append(p.getName());
+            buf.append("=");
+            if(p instanceof PropertySetting) {
+                buf.append(((PropertySetting)p).getValue().toString());
+            }
+            buf.append(" ");
+        }
+
+        return buf.toString();
+    }
+}