org.freehep.util.template
Interface ValueProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

PropertiesValueProvider, Template

public interface ValueProvider

An interface to be implemented by anything that wishes to provide values to the template engine.

Version:

$Id: ValueProvider.java 8584 2006-08-10 23:06:37Z duns $

Author:

tonyj

Method Summary

String	getValue(String name) Get a single value
List	getValues(String name) Get a list of value providers.

Method Detail

getValue

String getValue(String name)

Get a single value

Parameters:

name - The name whose value is to be returned

Returns:

The value, or null if undefined.

getValues

List getValues(String name)

Get a list of value providers. Each item in the returned list must itself be a ValueProvider.

Parameters:

name - The template name of the list to be returned.

Returns:

The list of value providers, or null if no template is defined.