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Interface ExpandedForm

All Superinterfaces:

Comparable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractExpandedForm

public interface ExpandedForm

extends Comparable

Represents an expanded form entry from MRDOC. Implementations of this interface are dynamic enumerated types.

Author:

Brian Carlsen, Deborah Shapiro

Method Summary

String	getAbbreviation() Return the abbreviation.
String	getDescription() Return the description.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Method Detail

getAbbreviation

public String getAbbreviation()

Return the abbreviation.

Returns:

the abbreviation

getDescription

public String getDescription()

Return the description.

Returns:

the description