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package org.apache.commons.beanutils;
/**
* A specialized extension to DynaClass that allows properties
* to be added or removed dynamically.
*
* WARNING - No guarantees that this will be in the final
* APIs ... it's here primarily to preserve some concepts that were in the
* original proposal for further discussion.
*
* @version $Id: MutableDynaClass.java 1540186 2013-11-08 21:08:30Z oheger $
*/
public interface MutableDynaClass extends DynaClass {
/**
* Add a new dynamic property with no restrictions on data type,
* readability, or writeability.
*
* @param name Name of the new dynamic property
*
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if name is null
* @exception IllegalStateException if this DynaClass is currently
* restricted, so no new properties can be added
*/
public void add(String name);
/**
* Add a new dynamic property with the specified data type, but with
* no restrictions on readability or writeability.
*
* @param name Name of the new dynamic property
* @param type Data type of the new dynamic property (null for no
* restrictions)
*
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if name is null
* @exception IllegalStateException if this DynaClass is currently
* restricted, so no new properties can be added
*/
public void add(String name, Class type);
/**
* Add a new dynamic property with the specified data type, readability,
* and writeability.
*
* @param name Name of the new dynamic property
* @param type Data type of the new dynamic property (null for no
* restrictions)
* @param readable Set to true if this property value
* should be readable
* @param writeable Set to true if this property value
* should be writeable
*
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if name is null
* @exception IllegalStateException if this DynaClass is currently
* restricted, so no new properties can be added
*/
public void add(String name, Class type, boolean readable,
boolean writeable);
/**
* Is this DynaClass currently restricted, if so, no changes to the
* existing registration of property names, data types, readability, or
* writeability are allowed.
*
* @return true if this Mutable {@link DynaClass} is restricted,
* otherwise false
*/
public boolean isRestricted();
/**
* Remove the specified dynamic property, and any associated data type,
* readability, and writeability, from this dynamic class.
* NOTE - This does NOT cause any
* corresponding property values to be removed from DynaBean instances
* associated with this DynaClass.
*
* @param name Name of the dynamic property to remove
*
* @exception IllegalArgumentException if name is null
* @exception IllegalStateException if this DynaClass is currently
* restricted, so no properties can be removed
*/
public void remove(String name);
/**
* Set the restricted state of this DynaClass to the specified value.
*
* @param restricted The new restricted state
*/
public void setRestricted(boolean restricted);
}