1 /***
2 * Cecilia ADL Compiler
3 * Copyright (C) 2006-2007 STMicroelectronics
4 *
5 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
6 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
7 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
8 * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
9 *
10 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
11 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
12 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
13 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
14 *
15 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
16 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
17 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
18 *
19 * Contact: fractal@objectweb.org
20 *
21 * Author:Ali Erdem Ozcan
22 */
23
24 package org.objectweb.fractal.cecilia.adl.idl.ast;
25
26 /**
27 * AST node interface for <code>parameter</code> elements.
28 */
29 public interface Parameter extends TypeContainer {
30
31 /** The parameter qualifier for constant parameters. */
32 String CONST = "const";
33 /** The parameter qualifier for in parameters. */
34 String IN = "in";
35 /** The parameter qualifier for out parameters. */
36 String OUT = "out";
37 /** The parameter qualifier for in and out parameters. */
38 String IN_OUT = "inout";
39
40 /**
41 * Returns the name of the parameter.
42 *
43 * @return the name of the parameter.
44 */
45 String getName();
46
47 /**
48 * Set the name of the parameter.
49 *
50 * @param name the name of the parameter to be set.
51 */
52 void setName(String name);
53
54 /**
55 * Returns the parameter qualifier. can be {@link #CONST}, {@link #IN},
56 * {@link #OUT} or {@link #IN_OUT}.
57 *
58 * @return the parameter qualifier.
59 */
60 String getQualifier();
61
62 /**
63 * Sets the parameter qualifier.
64 *
65 * @param qualifier can be {@link #CONST}, {@link #IN}, {@link #OUT} or
66 * {@link #IN_OUT}.
67 */
68 void setQualifier(String qualifier);
69 }