source: DCWoRMS/trunk/src/schedframe/DescriptionContainer.java @ 477

package schedframe;

/**
 * Interface of a container for descriptions included in external document, e.g. XML document
 * 
 * @author Ariel
 *
 */

public interface DescriptionContainer<T> {

        /**
         * @return an object of a class that represents the description 
         */
        public T getDescription();

        /**
         * Provides the description as an original document
         * @return string representation of the description
         */
        public String getDocument() throws Exception;
        
        /**
         * Calls {@link #getDocument} method
         * @return string representation of the description
         */
        public String toString();
}