Package com.aquima.interactions.metamodel.impl

Class AttributeDefinition

java.lang.Object

com.aquima.interactions.metamodel.impl.AttributeDefinition

All Implemented Interfaces:

IAttributeDefinition, Serializable

public class AttributeDefinition
extends Object
implements IAttributeDefinition

This class holds the static definition of an attribute in the meta model.

Since:

5.0

Author:

O. Kerpershoek

See Also:

• Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	AttributeDefinition(IAttributeDefinition other)
	AttributeDefinition(IMetaModel metamodel, String entityName, IAttributeDS datasource)	Constructs an attribute definition from a data source.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	equals(Object obj)
DataType	getDataType()	This method returns the data type of the attribute.
IDomainDefinition	getDomain()	This method returns the domain definition of the attribute.
String	getEntityName()	This method returns the name of the entity that contains this attribute.
String	getFullName()	This method return the full name of the attribute.
String	getFunctionalName()	This method return the functional name of the attribute.
String	getId()	This method returns the unique identifier of the attribute, consisting of the entity in which the attribute is defined plus the attribute name, lowercased, e.g.
String	getName()	This method returns the name of the attribute.
IReferenceDefinition	getReferenceDefinition()	Returns the reference definition of the attribute or null if this attribute is not a reference.
IRelationDefinition	getRelation()	This method returns an object containing information about the relation.
int	hashCode()
boolean	isAskable()	This method indicates whether the attribute can be answered by a client.
boolean	isMultiValue()	This method indicates whether the attribute may contain multiple values.
boolean	isReference()	Indicates that this attribute acts as a reference.
protected void	setRelatedAttribute(String attribute)
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

AttributeDefinition

public AttributeDefinition(IMetaModel metamodel,
 String entityName,
 IAttributeDS datasource)
                    throws InitializationException

Constructs an attribute definition from a data source. This method requires the (partially) initialized meta model to lookup definitions of objects that are used by this attribute.

Parameters:

metamodel - The meta model the attribute will be part of.

entityName - The entity name the attribute will be part of.

datasource - The data source providing the information of the attribute.

Throws:

InitializationException - This error is thrown when structural errors are encountered during initialization.

AttributeDefinition

protected AttributeDefinition(IAttributeDefinition other)

Method Details

getId

public String getId()

Description copied from interface: IAttributeDefinition

This method returns the unique identifier of the attribute, consisting of the entity in which the attribute is defined plus the attribute name, lowercased, e.g. entity.attribute

Specified by:

getId in interface IAttributeDefinition

Returns:

the unique identifier of the attribute.

getName

public String getName()

Description copied from interface: IAttributeDefinition

This method returns the name of the attribute. The name of an attribute is unique within the entity where it is defined. For entities that have a super-type, the name will be unique within the complete entity structure. It is however possible that two entities that are not related contain an attribute with the same name.

Specified by:

getName in interface IAttributeDefinition

Returns:

String containing the name of the attribute.

getEntityName

public String getEntityName()

Description copied from interface: IAttributeDefinition

This method returns the name of the entity that contains this attribute.

Specified by:

getEntityName in interface IAttributeDefinition

Returns:

String containing the name of the entity that defines the attribute.

getFullName

public String getFullName()

Description copied from interface: IAttributeDefinition

This method return the full name of the attribute. The full name consists of both the entity name and the attribute name separated with a dot.

Specified by:

getFullName in interface IAttributeDefinition

Returns:

String with the full attribute name.

isMultiValue

public boolean isMultiValue()

Description copied from interface: IAttributeDefinition

This method indicates whether the attribute may contain multiple values.

Specified by:

isMultiValue in interface IAttributeDefinition

Returns:

boolean indicating whether the attribute may contain multiple values.

getDataType

public DataType getDataType()

Description copied from interface: IAttributeDefinition

This method returns the data type of the attribute.

Specified by:

getDataType in interface IAttributeDefinition

Returns:

DataType object indicating the type of the values for this attribute.

getRelation

public IRelationDefinition getRelation()

Description copied from interface: IAttributeDefinition

This method returns an object containing information about the relation. The relation definition is only relevant for attributes of type Entity, as only those attributes can define a relation to another entity. For attributes that are not of the DataType Entity, this method will return a null value.

Specified by:

getRelation in interface IAttributeDefinition

Returns:

IRelationDefinition containing information about the entity relation.

setRelatedAttribute

protected void setRelatedAttribute(String attribute)

getDomain

public IDomainDefinition getDomain()

Description copied from interface: IAttributeDefinition

This method returns the domain definition of the attribute. The value null will be returned for attributes that are not bound to any constraints. The returned domain is the static definition of the domain containing all possible values.

Specified by:

getDomain in interface IAttributeDefinition

Returns:

Domain definition of the attribute, or null if not applicable.

isAskable

public boolean isAskable()

Description copied from interface: IAttributeDefinition

This method indicates whether the attribute can be answered by a client.

Specified by:

isAskable in interface IAttributeDefinition

Returns:

boolean indicating whether the attribute can be answered by a client.

getFunctionalName

public String getFunctionalName()

Description copied from interface: IAttributeDefinition

This method return the functional name of the attribute.

Specified by:

getFunctionalName in interface IAttributeDefinition

Returns:

String with the functional attribute name.

isReference

public boolean isReference()

Description copied from interface: IAttributeDefinition

Indicates that this attribute acts as a reference. If this method returns true, IAttributeDefinition.getReferenceDefinition() will return a non-null value.

Specified by:

isReference in interface IAttributeDefinition

Returns:

A boolean indicating that this attribute acts as a reference

getReferenceDefinition

public IReferenceDefinition getReferenceDefinition()

Description copied from interface: IAttributeDefinition

Returns the reference definition of the attribute or null if this attribute is not a reference. Method IAttributeDefinition.isReference() should be used to check whether this attribute is a reference.

Specified by:

getReferenceDefinition in interface IAttributeDefinition

Returns:

The reference definition of the attribute

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object