/*
 * Copyright 2002 by Matt Benson.
 *
 *
 * The Original Code is 'iText, a free JAVA-PDF library'.
 *
 * The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Bruno Lowagie. Portions created by
 * the Initial Developer are Copyright (C) 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Bruno Lowagie.
 * All Rights Reserved.
 * Co-Developer of the code is Paulo Soares. Portions created by the Co-Developer
 * are Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002 by Paulo Soares. All Rights Reserved.
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 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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 */

package com.lowagie.text;


import java.util.Properties;
import java.util.Set;


/**
 * Defines the interface for an <CODE>Element</CODE> with markup attributes--
 * that is, random String-to-String properties for representation in markup
 * languages such as HTML and XML.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:orangeherbert@users.sourceforge.net">Matt Benson</a>
 */
public interface MarkupAttributes extends com.lowagie.text.Element {
    
/**
 * Sets the specified attribute.
 *
 * @param name    <CODE>String</CODE> attribute name.
 * @param value   <CODE>String</CODE> attribute value.
 */
    public void setMarkupAttribute(String name, String value);
    
/**
 * Sets the markupAttributes.
 *
 * @param   markupAttributes    a <CODE>Properties</CODE>-object containing markupattributes 
 */
    public void setMarkupAttributes(Properties markupAttributes);
    
/**
 * Returns the value of the specified attribute.
 *
 * @param name   <CODE>String</CODE> attribute name.
 * @return <CODE>String</CODE>.
 */
    public String getMarkupAttribute(String name);
    
/**
 * Returns a <CODE>Set</CODE> of <CODE>String</CODE> attribute names for the
 * <CODE>MarkupAttributes</CODE> implementor.
 *
 * @return <CODE>Set</CODE>.
 */
    public Set getMarkupAttributeNames(); // ssteward: dropped in 1.44
    
/**
 * Return a <CODE>Properties</CODE>-object containing all the markupAttributes.
 *
 * @return <CODE>Properties</CODE>
 */
    public Properties getMarkupAttributes();
    
}