001package com.hfg.setting;
002
003import com.hfg.xml.XMLTag;
004
005//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
006/**
007 * Interface for an XML-serializable setting.
008 *
009 * @author J. Alex Taylor, hairyfatguy.com
010 */
011//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
012// com.hfg XML/HTML Coding Library
013//
014// This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
015// modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
016// License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
017// version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
018//
019// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
020// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
021// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
022// Lesser General Public License for more details.
023//
024// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
025// License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
026// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
027//
028// J. Alex Taylor, President, Founder, CEO, COO, CFO, OOPS hairyfatguy.com
029// jataylor@hairyfatguy.com
030//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
031
032public interface Setting<V extends Object>
033{
034   public XMLTag toXMLTag();
035
036   public String name();
037
038   public Setting setValue(V inValue);
039
040   public V getValue();
041
042   public String getStringValue();
043
044   public Setting clone();
045
046}