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package javax.xml.rpc.handler;
import java.util.Iterator;
/**
* The interface MessageContext abstracts the message
* context that is processed by a handler in the handle
* method.
*
* The MessageContext interface provides methods to
* manage a property set. MessageContext properties
* enable handlers in a handler chain to share processing related
* state.
*
* @version 1.0
*/
public interface MessageContext {
/**
* Sets the name and value of a property associated with the
* MessageContext. If the MessageContext
* contains a value of the same property, the old value is replaced.
*
* @param name ame of the property associated with the
* MessageContext
* @param value Value of the property
* @throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException If some aspect
* the property is prevents it from being stored
* in the context
* @throws java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException If this method is
* not supported.
*/
public abstract void setProperty(String name, Object value);
/**
* Gets the value of a specific property from the
* MessageContext.
*
* @param name the name of the property whose value is to be
* retrieved
* @return the value of the property
* @throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException if an illegal
* property name is specified
*/
public abstract Object getProperty(String name);
/**
* Removes a property (name-value pair) from the
* MessageContext.
*
* @param name the name of the property to be removed
*
* @throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException if an illegal
* property name is specified
*/
public abstract void removeProperty(String name);
/**
* Returns true if the MessageContext contains a property
* with the specified name.
* @param name Name of the property whose presense is to be tested
* @return Returns true if the MessageContext contains the
* property; otherwise false
*/
public abstract boolean containsProperty(String name);
/**
* Returns an Iterator view of the names of the properties
* in this MessageContext.
*
* @return Iterator for the property names
*/
public abstract Iterator getPropertyNames();
}