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package net.sf.jasperreports.customvisualization;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.List;

import net.sf.jasperreports.components.items.ItemData;
import net.sf.jasperreports.components.items.ItemProperty;
import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JRCloneable;
import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.component.Component;
import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.component.ContextAwareComponent;
import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.type.EvaluationTimeEnum;
import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.type.OnErrorTypeEnum;

public interface CVComponent extends Component, ContextAwareComponent, JRCloneable, Serializable
{
	public EvaluationTimeEnum getEvaluationTime();

	public String getEvaluationGroup();

	public String getProcessingClass();

	public List<ItemProperty> getItemProperties();

	public List<ItemData> getItemData();

	/**
	 * Indicates how the engine will treat a situation where there is an error.
	 * 
	 * @return a value representing one of the missing image handling constants
	 *         in {@link OnErrorTypeEnum}
	 */
	public OnErrorTypeEnum getOnErrorType();
}
