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package org.apache.woden.wsdl20.extensions;
import java.net.URI;
/**
* Represents a WSDL 2.0 component extension property. That is, a property derived from WSDL 2.0
* extension elements or attributes. This is a generic representation of an extension property
* that simply provides the property's name and namespace and its content as a
* java.lang.Object.
* The caller must know what to do with this content Object.
* For example, what Java type to cast it to or whether it provides a useful
* toString() implementation.
*
* WSDL 2.0 extensions should be defined by their own specification, which may include this type
* of information.
* Implementors of WSDL 2.0 extensions in Woden should also specify the names and Java types of
* their extension properties using Javadoc comments in their implementations of the
* ComponentExtensionContext interface.
* For examples, see the SOAP and HTTP binding extensions provided by Woden.
*
* @author John Kaputin ([email protected])
*
* @see org.apache.woden.wsdl20.extensions.ComponentExtensionContext
*
*/
public interface ExtensionProperty {
/**
* Returns a String representing the name of the extension property.
*/
public String getName();
/**
* Returns a URI representing the namespace the extension property belongs to.
*/
public URI getNamespace();
/**
* Returns the content of the extension property as a java.lang.Object.
*/
public Object getContent();
}