de.espirit.or.schema
Interface Attribute<T>

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

ComposedAttribute<T>

public interface Attribute<T>
extends Serializable

This is the interface for all implementations of attributes which can defined by an entity type.

Since:

4.0.17

Method Summary

String	getDisplayText() Return the display text of this attribute.
String	getName() Return the name of this attribute.
EntityType	getOwner() Return the entity type which defines this attribute.
Class<T>	getType() Return the type of this attribute.
de.espirit.or.schema.Validator<T>	getValidator() Return the validator of this attribute.
boolean	isKey() Return true if this attribute is a key attribute else false.
boolean	isReadOnly() A read only attribute can not be set by the client.
boolean	isRequired() Return true if this attribute is a required attribute.
boolean	isValid(T value) Check if value can be assigned to this attribute by using the assigned validator Attribute.setValidator(de.espirit.or.schema.Validator).
boolean	isVisible() Return true if this attribute is visible in the schema editor.
void	setName(String name) Set the name of this attribute to name.
void	setReadOnly(boolean readOnly) Set the read only property of this attribute to readOnly.
void	setRequired(boolean flag) Set the required property of this attribute to flag.
void	setValidator(de.espirit.or.schema.Validator<T> validator) Set the validator of this attribute to validator.

Method Detail

getName

String getName()

Return the name of this attribute.

Since:

4.0.17

setName

void setName(String name)

Set the name of this attribute to name.

Since:

4.0.17

getDisplayText

String getDisplayText()

Return the display text of this attribute. This method is used by the UI.

Since:

4.0.17

getType

Class<T> getType()

Return the type of this attribute.

• If the attribute is a simple attribute then the type is the java class of the value which can be assigned to this attribute.
• by a composed attribute then type is the EntityType

Since:

4.0.17

isRequired

boolean isRequired()

Return true if this attribute is a required attribute.

Since:

4.0.17

setRequired

void setRequired(boolean flag)

Set the required property of this attribute to flag.

Since:

4.0.17

getValidator

de.espirit.or.schema.Validator<T> getValidator()

Return the validator of this attribute.

Since:

4.0.17

setValidator

void setValidator(de.espirit.or.schema.Validator<T> validator)

Set the validator of this attribute to validator.

Parameters:

validator -

Since:

4.0.17

isValid

boolean isValid(T value)

Check if value can be assigned to this attribute by using the assigned validator Attribute.setValidator(de.espirit.or.schema.Validator).

Since:

4.0.17

isReadOnly

boolean isReadOnly()

A read only attribute can not be set by the client. Its value is generated by the ORMapper.

Since:

4.0.17

setReadOnly

void setReadOnly(boolean readOnly)

Set the read only property of this attribute to readOnly. Default value for this property is false.

Since:

4.0.17

getOwner

EntityType getOwner()

Return the entity type which defines this attribute.

Since:

4.0.17

isKey

boolean isKey()

Return true if this attribute is a key attribute else false.

Since:

4.0.17

isVisible

boolean isVisible()

Return true if this attribute is visible in the schema editor.

Since:

4.0.17