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+/* 
+@ITMillApache2LicenseForJavaFiles@
+ */
+
+package com.vaadin.ui;
+
+import com.vaadin.data.BufferedValidatable;
+import com.vaadin.data.Property;
+import com.vaadin.ui.Component.Focusable;
+
+/**
+ * @author IT Mill Ltd.
+ * 
+ */
+public interface Field extends Component, BufferedValidatable, Property,
+        Property.ValueChangeNotifier, Property.ValueChangeListener,
+        Property.Editor, Focusable {
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the Caption.
+     * 
+     * @param caption
+     */
+    void setCaption(String caption);
+
+    String getDescription();
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the Description.
+     * 
+     * @param caption
+     */
+    void setDescription(String caption);
+
+    /**
+     * Is this field required.
+     * 
+     * Required fields must filled by the user.
+     * 
+     * @return <code>true</code> if the field is required,otherwise
+     *         <code>false</code>.
+     * @since 3.1
+     */
+    public boolean isRequired();
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the field required. Required fields must filled by the user.
+     * 
+     * @param required
+     *            Is the field required.
+     * @since 3.1
+     */
+    public void setRequired(boolean required);
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the error message to be displayed if a required field is empty.
+     * 
+     * @param requiredMessage
+     *            Error message.
+     * @since 5.2.6
+     */
+    public void setRequiredError(String requiredMessage);
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the error message that is to be displayed if a required field is
+     * empty.
+     * 
+     * @return Error message.
+     * @since 5.2.6
+     */
+    public String getRequiredError();
+
+    /**
+     * An <code>Event</code> object specifying the Field whose value has been
+     * changed.
+     * 
+     * @author IT Mill Ltd.
+     * @version
+     * @VERSION@
+     * @since 3.0
+     */
+    @SuppressWarnings("serial")
+    public class ValueChangeEvent extends Component.Event implements
+            Property.ValueChangeEvent {
+
+        /**
+         * Constructs a new event object with the specified source field object.
+         * 
+         * @param source
+         *            the field that caused the event.
+         */
+        public ValueChangeEvent(Field source) {
+            super(source);
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Gets the Property which triggered the event.
+         * 
+         * @return the Source Property of the event.
+         */
+        public Property getProperty() {
+            return (Property) getSource();
+        }
+    }
+}