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  package org.apache.chemistry.opencmis.client.api;
  
  import org.apache.chemistry.opencmis.commons.data.PropertyData;
  import org.apache.chemistry.opencmis.commons.definitions.PropertyDefinition;
  import org.apache.chemistry.opencmis.commons.enums.PropertyType;
  
  /**
   * CMIS Property.
   */
  public interface Property<T> extends PropertyData<T> {
  
      /**
       * Returns if the property is a multi-value property.
       * 
       * @return {@code true} if the property is multi-value property,
       *         {@code false} if the property is single-value property,
       */
      boolean isMultiValued();
  
      /**
       * Returns the property data type.
       * 
       * @return the data type of the property, not {@code null}
       */
      PropertyType getType();
  
      /**
       * Returns the property definition.
       * 
       * @return the property definition, not {@code null}
       */
      PropertyDefinition<T> getDefinition();
  
      /**
       * Returns the property value (single or multiple).
       * 
       * @return the property value or {@code null} if the property value isn't
       *         set
       */
      <U> U getValue();
  
      /**
       * Returns a human readable representation of the property value. If the
       * property is multi-value property, only the first value will be returned.
       * 
       * @return the (first) property value as a string or {@code null} if the
       *         property value isn't set
       */
      String getValueAsString();
  
      /**
       * Returns a human readable representation of the property values.
       * 
       * @return the property value as a string or {@code null} if the property
       *         value isn't set
       */
      String getValuesAsString();
  }
  