root/trunk/cdmlib/cdmlib-model/src/main/java/eu/etaxonomy/cdm/model/reference/IPublicationBase.java

/**
* Copyright (C) 2009 EDIT
* European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy
* http://www.e-taxonomy.eu
*
* The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
* See LICENSE.TXT at the top of this package for the full license terms.
*/ 

package eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.reference;

/**
 * This base interface represents all different kind of published 
 * {@link IReference references} which constitute a physical 
 * or virtual unit. A reference is a published
 * reference if it can be consulted by the general public.
 */
public interface IPublicationBase extends IReference {
        
        /**
         * Returns the publisher string for this reference
         */
        public String getPublisher() ;
        
        /**
         * Sets the publisher string for this reference
         * @param publisher
         */
        public void setPublisher(String publisher) ;

        /**
         * Returns the string which represents the place where this 
         * reference was published
         */
        public String getPlacePublished() ;
        
        /**
         * Sets the string which represents the place where this 
         * reference was published
         */
        public void setPlacePublished(String placePublished) ;

        /**
         * Sets the publisher and the publication place
         * 
         * @see #setPublisher(String)
         * @see #setPlacePublished(String)
         * 
         * @param publisher the publisher to set
         * @param placePublished the place where the publication was published
         */
        public void setPublisher(String publisher, String placePublished);


}