<?php
/* vim: set expandtab sw=4 ts=4 sts=4: */
/**
* The top-level class of the object-oriented properties system.
*
* @package PhpMyAdmin
*/
if (! defined('PHPMYADMIN')) {
exit;
}

/**
* Provides an interface for Property classes
*
* @package PhpMyAdmin
*/
abstract class PropertyItem
{
/**
* Returns the property type ( either "Options", or "Plugin" ).
*
* @return string
*/
public abstract function getPropertyType();

/**
* Returns the property item type of either an instance of
* - OptionsPropertyOneItem ( f.e. "bool", "text", "radio", etc ) or
* - OptionsPropertyGroup ( "root", "main" or "subgroup" )
* - PluginPropertyItem ( "export", "import", "transformations" )
*
* @return string
*/
public abstract function getItemType();

/**
* Only overwritten in the OptionsPropertyGroup class:
* Used to tell whether we can use the current item as a group by calling
* the addProperty() or removeProperty() methods, which are not available
* for simple OptionsPropertyOneItem subclasses.
*
* @return string
*/
public function getGroup()
{
return null;
}
}
?>