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package org.nakedobjects.metamodel.adapter;
import org.nakedobjects.metamodel.adapter.oid.Oid;
import org.nakedobjects.metamodel.adapter.version.Version;
/**
* Naked objects are adapters to domain objects, where the application is written in terms of domain objects
* and those objects are represented within the NOF through these adapter, and not directly.
*
* @see NakedObjectMM
*/
public interface NakedObject extends NakedObjectMM {
/**
* Returns the name of an icon to use if this object is to be displayed graphically.
*
*
* May return null if no icon is specified.
*/
String getIconName();
/**
* Changes the 'lazy loaded' state of the domain object.
*
* @see ResolveState
*/
void changeState(ResolveState newState);
/**
* Checks the version of this adapter to make sure that it does not differ from the specified version.
*
* @throws ConcurrencyException
* if the specified version differs from the version held this adapter.
*/
void checkLock(Version version);
/**
* The objects unique id. This id allows the object to added to, stored by, and retrieved from the object
* store.
*/
Oid getOid();
/**
* Determines what 'lazy loaded' state the domain object is in.
*
* @see ResolveState
*/
ResolveState getResolveState();
/**
* Returns the current version of the domain object.
*/
Version getVersion();
/**
* Sets the versions of the domain object.
*/
void setOptimisticLock(Version version);
void fireChangedEvent();
/**
* Whether this instance belongs to another object (meaning its {@link #getOid()} will
* be AggregatedOid.
*/
boolean isAggregated();
}
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