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1   /*
2    * $Header: /cvsroot/jdbforms/dbforms/src/org/dbforms/event/eventtype/EventTypeStrategy.java,v 1.6 2004/08/18 12:26:04 hkollmann Exp $
3    * $Revision: 1.6 $
4    * $Date: 2004/08/18 12:26:04 $
5    *
6    * DbForms - a Rapid Application Development Framework
7    * Copyright (C) 2001 Joachim Peer <joepeer@excite.com>
8    *
9    * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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22   */
23  
24  package org.dbforms.event.eventtype;
25  
26  
27  /***
28   * EventTypeStrategy interface. Defines the strategy to identify an event group
29   * or type value from an input event string.
30   *
31   * @author Luca Fossato
32   *
33   */
34  public interface EventTypeStrategy {
35     /***
36      * Gets the event group value.
37      *
38      * @param eventString the string that identifies an event type
39      *
40      * @return The event group value, or <code>EventType.EVENT_UNDEFINED</code>
41      */
42     int getEventGroup(String eventString);
43  
44  
45     /***
46      * Gets the event type value
47      *
48      * @param eventString the string that identifies an event type
49      *
50      * @return The event type value, or <code>EventType.EVENT_UNDEFINED</code>
51      */
52     String getEventType(String eventString);
53  
54  
55     /***
56      * Gets the EventTypeStrategy identifier.
57      *
58      * @return the EventTypeStrategy identifier
59      */
60     String getId();
61  }