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package com.sun.syndication.feed.synd;

import com.sun.syndication.feed.CopyFrom;

/**
 * Bean interface for categories of SyndFeedImpl feeds and entries.
 * <p>
 * 
 * @author Alejandro Abdelnur
 * 
 */
public interface SyndCategory extends Cloneable, CopyFrom<SyndCategory> {
    /**
     * Returns the category name.
     * <p>
     * 
     * @return the category name, <b>null</b> if none.
     * 
     */
    String getName();

    /**
     * Sets the category name.
     * <p>
     * 
     * @param name the category name to set, <b>null</b> if none.
     * 
     */
    void setName(String name);

    /**
     * Returns the category taxonomy URI.
     * <p>
     * 
     * @return the category taxonomy URI, <b>null</b> if none.
     * 
     */
    String getTaxonomyUri();

    /**
     * Sets the category taxonomy URI.
     * <p>
     * 
     * @param taxonomyUri the category taxonomy URI to set, <b>null</b> if none.
     * 
     */
    void setTaxonomyUri(String taxonomyUri);

    /**
     * Creates a deep clone of the object.
     * <p>
     * 
     * @return a clone of the object.
     * @throws CloneNotSupportedException thrown if an element of the object
     *             cannot be cloned.
     * 
     */
    public Object clone() throws CloneNotSupportedException;

}
