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 *
 * The Original Code is the Grendel mail/news client.
 *
 * The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Netscape Communications
 * Corporation.  Portions created by Netscape are
 * Copyright (C) 1997 Netscape Communications Corporation. All
 * Rights Reserved.
 *
 * Contributor(s): 
 *
 * Created: Lester Schueler <lesters@netscape.com>, 14 Nov 1997.
 *
 * Contributors: Christoph Toshok <toshok@netscape.com>
 */

package grendel.addressbook.addresscard;

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public interface IAttribute {
    /** Return the name of this attribute.
     */
    public String getName();

    /** Return the first string value of this attribute.
     */
    public String getValue ();

    /** Has the attribute new to the parent?
     */
    public boolean isNew();

    /** Has the attribute been deleted since the last update with it's parent.
     */
    public boolean isDeleted();

    /** Has the attribute been modified since the last update with it's parent.
     */
    public boolean isModified();
}