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017 *     bstefanescu
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020 */
021
022package org.nuxeo.ecm.core.api.model;
023
024import org.nuxeo.ecm.core.schema.types.Field;
025import org.nuxeo.ecm.core.schema.types.Schema;
026
027/**
028 * A document part is the root of a property tree which is specified by a schema
029 *
030 * @author <a href="mailto:bs@nuxeo.com">Bogdan Stefanescu</a>
031 * @deprecated since 8.4, use direct {@link Property} getters on {@link org.nuxeo.ecm.core.api.DocumentModel
032 *             DocumentModel} instead
033 * @see org.nuxeo.ecm.core.api.DocumentModel#getPropertyObject
034 * @see org.nuxeo.ecm.core.api.DocumentModel#getPropertyObjects
035 */
036@Deprecated
037public interface DocumentPart extends Property {
038
039    /**
040     * The document schema.
041     *
042     * @return the schema
043     */
044    @Override
045    Schema getSchema();
046
047    Property createProperty(Property parent, Field field);
048
049    Property createProperty(Property parent, Field field, int flags);
050
051    /**
052     * Whether or not to ignore any previous values when setting complex properties.
053     *
054     * @return {@code true} if setting a complex property ignores any previous values
055     * @since 9.3
056     */
057    boolean getClearComplexPropertyBeforeSet();
058
059    //
060    // public void setContextData(String key, Object value);
061    //
062    // public Object getContextData(String key);
063
064}