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19
20 package org.apache.geronimo.gshell.clp.setter;
21
22 import org.apache.geronimo.gshell.clp.ProcessingException;
23
24 /**
25 * Provides the basic mechanism to set values.
26 *
27 * @version $Rev: 695221 $ $Date: 2008-09-14 15:47:49 +0200 (Sun, 14 Sep 2008) $
28 */
29 public interface Setter<T>
30 {
31 /**
32 * Adds/sets a value to the property of the option bean.
33 *
34 * <p>
35 * A {@link Setter} object has an implicit knowledge about the property it's setting,
36 * and the instance of the option bean.
37 */
38 void set(T value) throws ProcessingException;
39
40 String getName();
41
42 /**
43 * Gets the type of the underlying method/field.
44 */
45 Class<T> getType();
46
47 /**
48 * Whether this setter is instrinsically multi-valued.
49 */
50 boolean isMultiValued();
51 }