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This Service provides rule-based input validation

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package org.apache.fulcrum.intake;

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/**
 * This interface specifies methods for uniquely identifying an object.
 *
 * @author John D. McNally
 * @version $Id: Retrievable.java 535465 2007-05-05 06:58:06Z tv $
 */
public interface Retrievable
{
    /**
     * get an id that differentiates this object from others
     * of its class.
     */
    String getQueryKey();

    /**
     * set an id that differentiates this object from others
     * of its class.
     */
    void setQueryKey(String key) throws Exception;

}