3 * This is the top-level interface for all other interfaces and should contain
4 * method stubs which is being used in every class
6 * @author Roland Haeder <webmaster@ship-simu.org>
8 * @copyright Copyright (c) 2007, 2008 Roland Haeder, 2009 - 2011 Core Developer Team
9 * @license GNU GPL 3.0 or any newer version
10 * @link http://www.ship-simu.org
11 * @todo Find a better name for this interface
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19 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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26 interface FrameworkInterface {
28 * Getter for field name
30 * @param $fieldName Field name which we shall get
31 * @return $fieldValue Field value from the user
32 * @throws NullPointerException If the result instance is null
34 function getField ($fieldName);
37 * Checks whether an object equals this object. You should overwrite this
38 * method to implement own equality checks
40 * @param $objectInstance An instance of a FrameworkInterface object
41 * @return $equals Whether both objects equals
43 function equals (FrameworkInterface $objectInstance);
46 * Generates a code for hashes from this class
48 * @return $hashCode The hash code respresenting this class