org.virtualrepository

Class Property

java.lang.Object

org.virtualrepository.Property

public class Property
extends Object

A named property with a value and a description.

Author:

Fabio Simeoni

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Property(String name, Object value) Creates an instance with a given name and value.
Property(String name, Object value, boolean display) Creates an instance with a given name and value.
Property(String name, Object value, String description) Creates an instance with a given name, value, and description.
Property(String name, Object value, String description, boolean display) Creates an instance with a given name, value, description, and an indication of whether the property is intended for display.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	description() Returns the description of this property.
void	display(boolean display) Sets whether the property is intended for display
boolean	equals(Object obj)
int	hashCode()
boolean	is(Class<?> type) Returns true if the value of this property has a given type.
boolean	isDisplay() Returns true if the property is intended for display
String	name() Returns the name of this property.
String	toString()
Object	value() Returns the value of this property.
<S> S	value(Class<S> type) Returns the value of this property under a given type.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Property

public Property(String name,
        Object value)

Creates an instance with a given name and value.

Parameters:

name - the name

value - the value

Property

public Property(String name,
        Object value,
        boolean display)

Creates an instance with a given name and value.

Parameters:

name - the name

value - the value

Property

public Property(String name,
        Object value,
        String description)

Creates an instance with a given name, value, and description.

Parameters:

name - the name

value - the value

description - the description

Property

public Property(String name,
        Object value,
        String description,
        boolean display)

Creates an instance with a given name, value, description, and an indication of whether the property is intended for display.

Parameters:

name - the name

value - the value

description - the description

display - true if the property is intended for display

Method Detail

name

public String name()

Returns the name of this property.

Returns:

the name

display

public void display(boolean display)

Sets whether the property is intended for display

Parameters:

display - true if the property is intended for display

isDisplay

public boolean isDisplay()

Returns true if the property is intended for display

Returns:

true if the property is intended for display

value

public Object value()

Returns the value of this property.

Returns:

the value

value

public <S> S value(Class<S> type)

Returns the value of this property under a given type.

Returns:

the value

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if the value cannot be returned under the given type.

is

public boolean is(Class<?> type)

Returns true if the value of this property has a given type.

Parameters:

type - the type

Returns:

true if the value of this property has a given type

description

public String description()

Returns the description of this property.

Returns:

the description

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class Object