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// $Id$
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/**
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* Copyright (C) 2007 EDIT
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* European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy
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* http://www.e-taxonomy.eu
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*
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* The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version 1.1
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* See LICENSE.TXT at the top of this package for the full license terms.
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*/
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package eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.description;
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import java.util.Set;
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import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.common.DefinedTerm;
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import eu.etaxonomy.cdm.model.common.IVersionableEntity;
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/**
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* @author n.hoffmann
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* @created Sep 15, 2010
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*/
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public interface IModifiable extends IVersionableEntity {
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/**
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* Returns the set of {@link Modifier modifiers} used to qualify the validity
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* of <i>this</i> state data. This is only metainformation.
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public Set<DefinedTerm> getModifiers();
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/**
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* Adds a {@link Modifier modifier} to the set of {@link #getModifiers() modifiers}
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* used to qualify the validity of <i>this</i> state data.
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*
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* @param modifier the modifier to be added to <i>this</i> state data
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* @see #getModifiers()
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public void addModifier(DefinedTerm modifier);
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* used to qualify the validity of <i>this</i> state data.
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* @see #addModifier(Modifier)
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*/
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public void removeModifier(DefinedTerm modifier);
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}
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