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package com.iver.cit.gvsig.fmap.edition.writers;

import java.util.Properties;

import com.iver.cit.gvsig.fmap.drivers.ITableDefinition;

import com.iver.cit.gvsig.fmap.edition.EditionException;

import com.iver.cit.gvsig.fmap.edition.IWriter;

public abstract class AbstractWriter implements IWriter {

        protected Properties capabilities = new Properties();

        protected ITableDefinition tableDef;

        protected boolean bWriteAll;

        /**

         * A developer can use this Properties for his own purposes. For example, to

         * let his extension know something about one writer.

         * @param capability

         * @return A message describing the capability. Null if not supported.

         */

        public String getCapability(String capability)

        {

                if (capabilities.containsKey(capability))

                        return capabilities.getProperty(capability);

                return null;

        }

        /**

         * @param capabilities The capabilities to set.

         */

        public void setCapabilities(Properties capabilities) {

                this.capabilities = capabilities;

        }

        // public abstract boolean canWriteGeometry(int gvSIGgeometryType);

        public abstract boolean canWriteAttribute(int sqlType);

        public void initialize(ITableDefinition tableDefinition) throws EditionException {

                this.tableDef = tableDefinition;

        }

        public ITableDefinition getTableDefinition() {

                return tableDef;

        }

        /**

         * @return Returns the bWriteAll.

         */

        public boolean isWriteAll() {

                return bWriteAll;

        }

        /**

         * @param writeAll

         *            The bWriteAll to set.

         */

        public void setWriteAll(boolean writeAll) {

                bWriteAll = writeAll;

        }

}