1: <?php
 2: 
 3: namespace Alpha\Model\Type;
 4: 
 5: /**
 6:  * The interface for all complex data types.
 7:  *
 8:  * @since 1.0
 9:  *
10:  * @author John Collins <dev@alphaframework.org>
11:  * @license http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php The BSD License
12:  * @copyright Copyright (c) 2015, John Collins (founder of Alpha Framework).
13:  * All rights reserved.
14:  *
15:  * <pre>
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25:  *   following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other
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45:  * </pre>
46:  */
47: interface TypeInterface
48: {
49:     /**
50:      * Set the value of the type.
51:      *
52:      * @param $val mixed
53:      *
54:      * @since 1.0
55:      */
56:     public function setValue($val);
57: 
58:     /**
59:      * Get the value.
60:      *
61:      * @return mixed
62:      *
63:      * @since 1.0
64:      */
65:     public function getValue();
66: 
67:     /**
68:      * Set the validation helper text.
69:      *
70:      * @param string $helper
71:      *
72:      * @since 1.0
73:      */
74:     public function setHelper($helper);
75: 
76:     /**
77:      * Get the validation helper text.
78:      *
79:      * @return string
80:      *
81:      * @since 1.0
82:      */
83:     public function getHelper();
84: 
85:     /**
86:      * Convert the valud of the complex type to a string.
87:      *
88:      * @return string
89:      *
90:      * @since 1.0
91:      */
92:     public function __toString();
93: }
94: