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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


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