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package org.apache.jetspeed.om.profile;

/**
 * ConfigElement is the base interface that objects must implement in order
 * to be used with the Profile service.
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:raphael@apache.org">Raphaël Luta</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:taylor@apache.org">David Sean Taylor</a>
 * @version $Id: IdentityElement.java,v 1.4 2004/02/23 03:05:01 jford Exp $
 */
public interface IdentityElement extends MetaInfo, ConfigElement
{    
    /**
     * @return the id of this entry. This value is guaranteed to be unique at
     * least within the current Document.
     */
    public String getId();
    
    /**
     * Changes the name of this entry
     * @param name the new name for this entry
     */
    public void setId(String id);
    
    /**
     * set the MetaInfo
     * @param metaInfo info for this entry
     */
    public void setMetaInfo(MetaInfo metaInfo);
 
    /**
     * @return the metaInfo for this element
     */
    public MetaInfo getMetaInfo();

    public Skin getSkin();

    public void setSkin(Skin skin);        

    public Layout getLayout();

    public void setLayout(Layout layout);        

    public Control getControl();

    public void setControl(Control control);        

}