1 package org.apache.torque.generator.option;
2
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21
22 import org.apache.torque.generator.qname.QualifiedName;
23
24 /**
25 * An option used in the code generation process.
26 * It has got a name, a value, and a context where it belongs to.
27 */
28 public interface Option
29 {
30 /**
31 * Returns the qualified name of the option.
32 *
33 * @return the qualified name of the option, not null.
34 */
35 QualifiedName getQualifiedName();
36
37 /**
38 * Returns the value of the option.
39 *
40 * @return the value of the option, may be null.
41 */
42 Object getValue();
43 }