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 * Copyright (c) 2007 Vianney le Clément
 *
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 */
package com.openhtmltopdf.simple.xhtml;

import org.w3c.dom.Element;

/**
 * Interface describing a form control.
 * 
 * @author Vianney le Clément
 */
public interface FormControl {
    /**
     * @return the associated element
     */
    Element getElement();

    /**
     * @return the associated form
     */
    XhtmlForm getForm();

    void addFormControlListener(FormControlListener listener);

    void removeFormControlListener(FormControlListener listener);

    /**
     * @return the name of the control
     */
    String getName();

    /**
     * Is this control enabled?
     * 
     * @return true if this control is enabled
     */
    boolean isEnabled();

    /**
     * Enable/disable this control
     * 
     * @param enabled
     */
    void setEnabled(boolean enabled);

    /**
     * @return the initial value
     */
    String getInitialValue();

    /**
     * Is this control successful?
     * 
     * @return true if this control is successful and its
     *         name-value pair should be submitted, false
     *         otherwise.
     */
    boolean isSuccessful();

    /**
     * @return true if this control accepts multiple values,
     *         false otherwise
     */
    boolean isMultiple();

    /**
     * Sets this control's successful state.
     * 
     * @param successful
     */
    void setSuccessful(boolean successful);

    /**
     * @return the control's current value or null if isMultiple
     *         returns true
     */
    String getValue();

    /**
     * Sets the control's current value. This has no effect when isMultiple
     * returns true.
     * 
     * @param value
     */
    void setValue(String value);

    /**
     * @return the control's current values or null if isMultiple
     *         returns false
     */
    String[] getMultipleValues();

    /**
     * Sets the control's current values (when isMultiple returns true). This
     * has no effect when isMultiple returns false.
     * 
     * @param values
     */
    void setMultipleValues(String[] values);

    /**
     * Reset the control to it's initial state
     */
    void reset();
}