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16 //--------------------------------------
17 // UTGB Common Project
18 //
19 // DataType.java
20 // Since: 2007/04/13
21 //
22 // $Date$
23 // $URL$
24 // $Author$
25 //--------------------------------------
26 package org.utgenome.gwt.utgb.client.db.datatype;
27
28 import com.google.gwt.json.client.JSONValue;
29
30 /**
31 * A common interface for data types of configuration parameters, database contents etc.
32 *
33 * @author leo
34 *
35 */
36 public interface DataType {
37
38 /**
39 * parameter name of this type
40 *
41 * @return
42 */
43 public String getName();
44
45 /**
46 * Get a user interface for retrieving the data of this data type
47 *
48 * @return
49 */
50 public InputForm getInputForm();
51
52 /**
53 *
54 * @param json
55 * @return
56 */
57 public String toString(JSONValue json);
58
59 public String getTypeName();
60
61 public boolean isPrimaryKey();
62
63 public boolean isNotNull();
64 }