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package net.sf.jasperreports.engine;
/**
* Interface to be implemented by objects that have properties attached.
*
* @author Lucian Chirita ([email protected])
*/
public interface JRPropertiesHolder
{
/**
* Checks whether the object has any properties.
*
* @return whether the object has any properties
*/
public boolean hasProperties();
/**
* Returns this object's properties map.
*
* @return this object's properties map
*/
public JRPropertiesMap getPropertiesMap();
/**
* Returns the parent properties holder, whose properties are used as defaults
* for this object.
*
* @return the parent properties holder, or null
if no parent
*/
public JRPropertiesHolder getParentProperties();
}