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package org.kuali.rice.krad.uif.control;

import java.util.Map;

/**
 * Indicates <code>Control</code> types that can be excluded from being part
 * of the criteria in lookups.
 *
 * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)
 */
public interface FilterableLookupCriteriaControl {

    /**
     * Removes any searchCriteria that are not part of the database lookup
     *
     * @param propertyName the propertyName of the current component
     * @param searchCriteria the search criteria to be filtered
     * @return the filteredSearchCriteria
     */
    public Map<String, String> filterSearchCriteria(String propertyName, Map<String, String> searchCriteria);
}
