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/** \file
\brief Declares iwritable_property, an abstract interface for a name-value pair with fixed type that can be written
\author Tim Shead (tshead@k-3d.com)
*/
#include "ihint.h"
#include <boost/any.hpp>
namespace k3d
{
/// Abstract interface for a property that can be written (see iproperty if you need to read the value of a property)
class iwritable_property :
public virtual iunknown
{
public:
/// Sets the property value (note - could fail and return false if there's a type-mismatch or other problem with the input data). The optional Hint will be passed to observers and can provide additional information about what changed.