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+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2010 CEA LIST.
+ *
+ *    
+ * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+ * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
+ * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ *  Patrick Tessier (CEA LIST) Patrick.tessier@cea.fr - Initial API and implementation
+ *
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+package org.eclipse.papyrus.uml.properties.tabbed.profile.composite;
+
+import org.eclipse.uml2.uml.Element;
+
+/**
+ * Accessor to model elements
+ */
+public abstract class StringModelAccessor {
+
+	/**
+	 * This method should restore the value of the text area for the specified element
+	 * 
+	 * @param element
+	 *            the element to read
+	 * @return the string corresponding to the value to edit
+	 */
+	public abstract String getTextFromModel(Element element);
+
+	/**
+	 * this method should take the text in the text area and modify the model using this information
+	 * 
+	 * @param element
+	 *            the element to modify
+	 * @param newValue
+	 *            the text corresponding to the new value to edit
+	 */
+	public abstract void setModelFromText(Element element, String newValue);
+}