Configuration (checkstyle 8.14 API)

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultConfiguration
```
public interface Configuration
extends Serializable
```
A Configuration is used to configure a Configurable component. The general idea of Configuration/Configurable was taken from Jakarta's Avalon framework.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getAttribute(String name)`	The attribute value for an attribute name.
`String[]`	`getAttributeNames()`	The set of attribute names.
`Configuration[]`	`getChildren()`	The set of child configurations.
`Map<String,String>`	`getMessages()`	Returns an unmodifiable map instance containing the custom messages for this configuration.
`String`	`getName()`	The name of this configuration.

- Method Detail
  - getAttributeNames
```
String[] getAttributeNames()
```
    The set of attribute names.
    
    Returns:
    
    The set of attribute names, never null.
  - getAttribute
```
String getAttribute(String name)
             throws CheckstyleException
```
    The attribute value for an attribute name.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the attribute name
    
    Returns:
    
    the value that is associated with name
    
    Throws:
    
    CheckstyleException - if name is not a valid attribute name
  - getChildren
```
Configuration[] getChildren()
```
    The set of child configurations.
    
    Returns:
    
    The set of child configurations, never null.
  - getName
```
String getName()
```
    The name of this configuration.
    
    Returns:
    
    The name of this configuration.
  - getMessages
```
Map<String,String> getMessages()
```
    Returns an unmodifiable map instance containing the custom messages for this configuration.
    
    Returns:
    
    unmodifiable map containing custom messages