org.unitedinternet.cosmo.model

Interface Attribute

All Superinterfaces:

AuditableObject

All Known Subinterfaces:

BinaryAttribute, BooleanAttribute, CalendarAttribute, DecimalAttribute, DictionaryAttribute, ICalendarAttribute, IntegerAttribute, MultiValueStringAttribute, StringAttribute, TextAttribute, TimestampAttribute, XmlAttribute

public interface Attribute
extends AuditableObject

Represents an attribute associated with an Item. An attribute consists of a QName (qualified name) and a value. The QName is composed from a namespace and a localname. The QName and Item determine attribute uniqueness. This means for a given Item and QName, there can be only one attribute. There are many different types of attributes (String, Integer, Binary, Boolean, etc.)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Attribute	copy() Return a new instance of Attribute containing a copy of the Attribute
Item	getItem()
String	getName() For backwards compatability.
QName	getQName()
Object	getValue()
void	setItem(Item item)
void	setQName(QName qname)
void	setValue(Object value)

Methods inherited from interface org.unitedinternet.cosmo.model.AuditableObject

getCreationDate, getEntityTag, getFactory, getModifiedDate, updateTimestamp

Method Detail

getQName

QName getQName()

setQName

void setQName(QName qname)

getName

String getName()

For backwards compatability. Return the local name.

Returns:

local name of attribute

getItem

Item getItem()

Returns:

Item attribute belongs to

setItem

void setItem(Item item)

Parameters:

item - Item attribute belongs to

getValue

Object getValue()

Returns:

the attribute value

setValue

void setValue(Object value)

Parameters:

value - the attribute value

copy

Attribute copy()

Return a new instance of Attribute containing a copy of the Attribute

Returns:

copy of Attribute