source: java/main/src/main/java/com/framsticks/params/AccessInterface.java @ 78

package com.framsticks.params;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.List;


/**
 * The Interface AccessInterface. It's the most general class for storing data in
 * framsticks. In descriptions of methods names "property" and "parameter" are
 * synonyms.
 * 
 * @author Jarek Szymczak <name.surname@gmail.com> (please replace name and
 *         surname with my personal data)
 */
public interface AccessInterface {

        Param getParam(int i);

        Param getParam(String id);

        String getId();


    /*
        String getName();

    * This method provides more verbose (but not strict) names of classes.
     *
     * e.g. for a list it will return l Type, and if name of FramsClass missing,
     * it's id will be used
     *
    String getNiceName();
    */

        Param getGroupMember(int gi, int n);

        int getParamCount();

        // void call(int i, Object args, Object ret);
        // TODO: as for now it's not necessary to implement this method

        <T> T get(int i, Class<T> type);

        <T> T get(String id, Class<T> type);

        <T> T get(Param param, Class<T> type);

        <T> int set(int i, T value);

        <T> int set(String id, T value);

        <T> int set(Param param, T value);

        void setDefault(boolean numericOnly);

        void setDefault(int i, boolean numericOnly);

        void setMin();

        void setMin(int i);

        void setMax();

        void setMax(int i);

        void copyFrom(AccessInterface src);

        void save(SinkInterface sink);

        void load(SourceInterface stream) throws Exception;

        /**
         * Return as a single line String.
         * 
         * @param omitDefaultValues
         *            the omit default values
         * @return the string
         */
        String save2(boolean omitDefaultValues);

        /**
         * Removes all the properties values.
         */
        void clearValues();

        void select(Object object);

        Object getSelected();

        AccessInterface cloneAccess();

    Object createAccessee();

    Collection<Param> getParams();

    FramsClass getFramsClass();


}