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package org.picketlink.idm.spi.model;
import java.util.Collection;
/**
* Abstract representation of attribute related to IdentityObject object. Can have many values
*
* @author [email protected]
* @author Boleslaw Dawidowicz
* @since Jun 30, 2008
*/
public interface IdentityObjectAttribute
{
/**
* @return name
*/
String getName();
/**
* @return attribute value. If attribute has many values it may be any one of them.
*/
Object getValue();
/**
* Add attribute value. It will be appended.
*
* @param value
*/
void addValue(Object value);
/**
* @return attribute values
*/
@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
Collection getValues();
/**
* @return number of attribute values
*/
int getSize();
}