001/*
002 * Copyright (c) 2003-2010 The Regents of the University of California.
003 * All rights reserved.
004 *
005 * '$Author: welker $'
006 * '$Date: 2010-05-06 05:21:26 +0000 (Thu, 06 May 2010) $' 
007 * '$Revision: 24234 $'
008 * 
009 * Permission is hereby granted, without written agreement and without
010 * license or royalty fees, to use, copy, modify, and distribute this
011 * software and its documentation for any purpose, provided that the above
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024 * PROVIDED HEREUNDER IS ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF
025 * CALIFORNIA HAS NO OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, UPDATES,
026 * ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS.
027 *
028 */
029
030package org.kepler.objectmanager.data;
031
032/**
033 * This object represents an Attribute Domain, a set of restrictions on legal
034 * values that the attribute can contain
035 */
036public interface Domain {
037        public static final int DOM_NONE = 0;
038        public static final int DOM_NUMBERTYPE = 1;
039        public static final int DOM_BOUNDED = 2;
040        public static final int DOM_ENUMERATED = 3;
041        public static final int DOM_ENUMENTITY = 4;
042        public static final int DOM_TEXT = 5;
043        public static final int DOM_DATETIME = 6;
044        public static final int DOM_REFERENCE = 7;
045
046        public static final String typeStrings[] = { "None", "NumberType",
047                        "Bounded", "Enumerated", "EnumEntity", "Text", "DateTime",
048                        "Reference" };
049
050        /**
051         * Method to get DataType
052         * 
053         *       */
054        public DataType getDataType();
055
056}