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 * $Id: AttributeQuery.java,v 1.2 2008/06/25 05:47:56 qcheng Exp $
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package com.sun.identity.saml2.protocol;

import java.util.List;
import com.sun.identity.saml2.common.SAML2Exception;


/**
 * This class represents the AttributeQueryType complex type.
 * <p>The following schema fragment specifies the expected 	
 * content contained within this java content object. 	
 * <p>
 * <pre>
 * &lt;complexType name="AttributeQueryType">
 *   &lt;complexContent>
 *     &lt;extension base="{urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol}SubjectQueryAbstractType">
 *       &lt;sequence>
 *         &lt;element ref="{urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:assertion}Attribute" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
 *       &lt;/sequence>
 *     &lt;/extension>
 *   &lt;/complexContent>
 * &lt;/complexType>
 * </pre>
 * 
 * @supported.all.api
 */
public interface AttributeQuery extends SubjectQueryAbstract {
    /** 
     * Returns <code>Attribute</code> objects. 
     *
     * @return the <code>Attribute</code> objects. 
     * @see #setAttributes(List)
     */
    public List getAttributes();
    
    /** 
     * Sets the <code>Attribute</code> objects. 
     *
     * @param attributes the new <code>Attribute</code> objects. 
     * @throws SAML2Exception if the object is immutable.
     * @see #getAttributes
     */
    public void setAttributes(List attributes) throws SAML2Exception;
}