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+<?php
+/* vim: set expandtab sw=4 ts=4 sts=4: */
+/**
+ * The top-level class of the object-oriented properties system.
+ *
+ * @package PhpMyAdmin
+ */
+namespace PMA\libraries\properties;
+
+/**
+ * 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
+     *  - PMA\libraries\properties\options\OptionsPropertyOneItem ( f.e. "bool", "text", "radio", etc ) or
+     *  - PMA\libraries\properties\options\OptionsPropertyGroup   ( "root", "main" or "subgroup" )
+     *  - PMA\libraries\properties\plugins\PluginPropertyItem     ( "export", "import", "transformations" )
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public abstract function getItemType();
+
+    /**
+     * Only overwritten in the PMA\libraries\properties\options\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 PMA\libraries\properties\options\OptionsPropertyOneItem subclasses.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getGroup()
+    {
+        return null;
+    }
+}