// This Source Code is in the Public Domain per: http://unlicense.org
package org.litesoft.core.util;

import org.litesoft.commonfoundation.exceptions.*;

public interface AttributeProxy
{
    public String getAttributeName();

    public boolean isReadOnly();

    public Object getAttributeValue();

    /**
     * set the backing attribute to pNewValue
     * @return True if the Backing Attribute was actually changed!
     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException if the Backing Attribute is Read Only
     * @throws DisplayableRuntimeException if there was a problem, e.g. the pNewValue was unacceptable
     */
    public boolean setAttributeValue( Object pNewValue )
            throws UnsupportedOperationException, DisplayableRuntimeException;
}