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019
020package org.apache.isis.core.metamodel.facets.properties.autocomplete;
021
022import org.apache.isis.core.metamodel.adapter.ObjectAdapter;
023import org.apache.isis.core.metamodel.facetapi.Facet;
024
025/**
026 * Provides a set of auto-complete choices for a property.
027 * 
028 * <p>
029 * Viewers would typically represent this as a drop-down list box for the
030 * property.
031 * 
032 * <p>
033 * In the standard Apache Isis Programming Model, corresponds to the
034 * <tt>autoCompletexx</tt> supporting method for the property with accessor
035 * <tt>getXxx</tt>.
036 */
037public interface PropertyAutoCompleteFacet extends Facet {
038
039    /**
040     * Gets the available auto-complete choices for this property.
041     */
042    public Object[] autoComplete(ObjectAdapter inObject, String searchArg);
043    /**
044     * The minimum number of characters that need to be entered.
045     */
046    public int getMinLength();
047}