org.progeeks.util
Interface Fixable

All Known Implementing Classes:

ContainerPropertyInfo, DefaultFixable, PageConfiguration, PropertyInfo

public interface Fixable

Represents an object with configurable mutability.

Version:

$Revision: 1.2 $

Author:

Paul Speed

Method Summary

boolean	isFixed() Returns true if this object cannot be modified.
void	setFixed(boolean fixed) Sets the mutable/immutable state of this object.

Method Detail

setFixed

void setFixed(boolean fixed)
              throws IllegalModificationException

Sets the mutable/immutable state of this object. A value of true indicates that the object will be immutable after this call.

Throws:

IllegalModificationException - if the object does not support a specific mutability shift. For example, most immutable objects will not allow setFixed( false ).

isFixed

boolean isFixed()

Returns true if this object cannot be modified.